There's no question House Democrats are determined to impeach President Trump.
In the political process of impeachment, in which both sides are appealing to voters, Trump has a defense that will likely resonate with his supporters and some independents: The crimes Democrats have accused him of committing either never happened or were contemplated but never seen through to the finish.
Trump himself does not view anything he did as criminal at all, hence his extraordinary openness with information, such as the rough transcript of his phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, plus his decision to allow White House staff to cooperate fully with special counsel Robert Mueller.
In the Russia affair, Democrats hoped to show that the Trump campaign conspired or coordinated with Russia to fix the 2016 election.
In the Ukraine matter, Democrats appear to be pressing the case that Trump "Extorted" Zelensky.
One, a number of people close to the matter say the Ukrainians did not know that Trump had placed a hold on the aid at the time Trump spoke to Zelensky in their now-notorious July 25 phone call.
Still, the bottom line is: 1) Trump withheld the aid, 2) he asked for an investigation and a statement, 3) the investigation and statement did not happen, 4) Trump released the aid.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/in-impeachment-can-democrats-focus-on-trump-intent-and-not-result
In the political process of impeachment, in which both sides are appealing to voters, Trump has a defense that will likely resonate with his supporters and some independents: The crimes Democrats have accused him of committing either never happened or were contemplated but never seen through to the finish.
Trump himself does not view anything he did as criminal at all, hence his extraordinary openness with information, such as the rough transcript of his phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, plus his decision to allow White House staff to cooperate fully with special counsel Robert Mueller.
In the Russia affair, Democrats hoped to show that the Trump campaign conspired or coordinated with Russia to fix the 2016 election.
In the Ukraine matter, Democrats appear to be pressing the case that Trump "Extorted" Zelensky.
One, a number of people close to the matter say the Ukrainians did not know that Trump had placed a hold on the aid at the time Trump spoke to Zelensky in their now-notorious July 25 phone call.
Still, the bottom line is: 1) Trump withheld the aid, 2) he asked for an investigation and a statement, 3) the investigation and statement did not happen, 4) Trump released the aid.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/in-impeachment-can-democrats-focus-on-trump-intent-and-not-result
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