Opinion: The only thing that isn’t in dispute on impeachment is the facts (via latimesopinion)
and one other that Trump had sought during an interview on CNN in September, only to cancel after the White House released its hold on the aid.There are missing pieces to the story, thanks to Trump’s insistence that no one from the administration testify . Those pieces concern why things happened, however, not what happened.
Democrats look at the same behavior and see someone misusing the powers of his office for personal gain, just as they believe he’s done time and time again . They don’t believe anything Trump says about his motives — nor should they, given the president’s track record. And they see the GOP arguments as ex post facto rationalization.
Again, the people with the best view of Trump’s motives have declined to testify per Trump’s demand. Even if they did, though, how credible would they be? Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney alreadybecause Trump wanted an investigation , only to retract the admission hours later. Republicans complain that the outcome of this process is preordained, and to an extent it has been since a whistleblower brought Trump’s call with Zelensky to the House Democrats’ attention. The remaining issue for the House is whether what Trump indisputably did rises to the level of an impeachable offense. It’s worth vigorously debating, but judging from Wednesday’s hearing,
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