The first public hearings begin Wednesday. A leaked GOP talking points memo shows House Republicans will focus on these key items to discredit the Democratic Party’s impeachment inquiry.
The July 25 call summary — the best evidence of the conversation — shows no conditionality or evidence of pressure;
President Zelensky and President Trump have both said there was no pressure on the call;
The Ukrainian government was not aware of a hold on U.S. security assistance at the time of the July 25 call; and
President Trump met with President Zelensky and U.S. security assistance flowed to Ukraine in September 2019 — both of which occurred without Ukraine investigating President Trump’s political rivals.”
Axios:
Allegedly, Trump will release another memo (we don’t call them transcripts here because they’re not transcripts) on another call he had with the president of Ukraine:
He’s a bit cranky this morning:
Join us tomorrow morning, bright and early, for a day of impeachment hearings.
