The first day of the impeachment hearing is in the books. There was one notable surprise, when Bill Taylor linked Trump to a direct phone call to Sondland. Most of the other basic facts were already known, but if the Democrats have another "surprise a day" hiding in their pockets, they might be able to slowly erode Republican resistance.
That resistance has taken a notable form. It is largely scattershot, basically flinging stuff against the wall in the hope that something sticks - or more likely that the continual farrago of bullshit will satisfy their base who are safely ensconced in their Fox News Bubble. Democrats have largely ignored the unhinged ramblings of Devin Nunes who is one more bad news cycle away from blaming Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden for kidnapping the Lindbergh Baby. Nunes's whirlwind of lies and conspiracy theories will have to be engaged at some point, but there was more than a little whiff of flopsweat among some of the Republicans asking questions yesterday.
If the Democrats are hoping to really put the squeeze on Republicans, however, we will need more. An actual transcript or recording of Trump's conversations with Kelenskyy or even some other world leader. John Bolton coming in and laying the whole sordid tale before Congress. Lev Parnas throwing Giuliani and Trump under the bus, backing the bus up a few more times and flattening them flatter than hammered shit.
This will be necessary, because the GOP has shown they are completely and utterly in the tank for this fraud, this orange confection of lies. And we already have the media saying that the hearings "lacked pizzazz" because it wasn't an episode of Law and Order or...something.
Trump is guilty. Will he be held accountable?
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