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1. She’s right. He is. He’s banking that he can politicize a failed impeachment and the earlier in the 2020 cycle, the better it is for him. Even worse, the GOP are willing to let him delegitimize and weaken the institution of Congress to sweeten the dare.
2. Congress has a duty to perform oversight and protect the Constitution. By disregarding congressional subpoenas, the WH is putting our entire separate but equal system of government at risk. All players know that an impeachment hearing wouldn’t allow for this stonewalling.
3. However, all players also know that an impeachment hearing before seeing the unredacted report and hearing from primary sources is risky and will be painted as overzealous.
4. Remember, much of DJT’s actions were done in plain site - voters are skeptical of him and want more information, but appetite for impeachment isn’t there yet. By manipulating the timing, he is trying to control the narrative and get an upper hand.
5. And as he keeps systematically attacking our Democratic institutions through non-compliance, he may succeed in forcing our hand. This will leave us with one shot to get the truth out, take control of messaging and keep that messaging in place through the election cycle.
6. For those wondering about a successful impeachment - nothing is impossible, but it would require mass outrage from GOP voters and IND to be focused at the Senate. I’ve seen little to make me think that is likely.
7. We have to follow where this leads to protect democracy and the Constitution - even if it isn’t on our terms or the timeline isn’t ideal. Just know, we will need every person putting boots on the ground to win the Senate and WH in 2020. Everyone.
