They began with something Trump has said repeatedly, including to me when I interviewed him Jan. 7: "Read the transcript and you'll see exactly what it is."
Pat Cipollone, the White House counsel, echoed that view when he told senators the transcript of the president's call with the president of Ukraine on July 25th "Is the best evidence" that Trump "Did absolutely nothing wrong."
He cited passage after passage in the transcript that undercut the Dems' charge of a quid pro quo involving American military aid in exchange for investigations into Ukraine's role in the 2016 presidential election and Hunter Biden's lucrative gig with a corrupt energy company.
Most important, of course, they flipped the House to take control, with many of their new seats in districts Trump won in the 2016 election.
In short, Dems were rewarded for their resistance against Trump and their smears of Kavanaugh.
That is the lesson they learned, and it's why they are again carrying out another scorched-earth attack on Trump and the GOP. This time, their voters and donors demanded impeachment.
So while impeachment deserves to die in the Senate and almost certainly will, it is not in the Dems' political interest to let it die quietly.
https://nypost.com/2020/01/25/again-regarding-trumps-impeachment-trial-read-the-transcript-goodwin/
Pat Cipollone, the White House counsel, echoed that view when he told senators the transcript of the president's call with the president of Ukraine on July 25th "Is the best evidence" that Trump "Did absolutely nothing wrong."
He cited passage after passage in the transcript that undercut the Dems' charge of a quid pro quo involving American military aid in exchange for investigations into Ukraine's role in the 2016 presidential election and Hunter Biden's lucrative gig with a corrupt energy company.
Most important, of course, they flipped the House to take control, with many of their new seats in districts Trump won in the 2016 election.
In short, Dems were rewarded for their resistance against Trump and their smears of Kavanaugh.
That is the lesson they learned, and it's why they are again carrying out another scorched-earth attack on Trump and the GOP. This time, their voters and donors demanded impeachment.
So while impeachment deserves to die in the Senate and almost certainly will, it is not in the Dems' political interest to let it die quietly.
https://nypost.com/2020/01/25/again-regarding-trumps-impeachment-trial-read-the-transcript-goodwin/
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