NEW: Dems are barreling forward with impeachment, and today’s hearing is their last chance to lay out the reasons they think Donald Trump should be removed.
How today’s hearing fits into the rapid march toward articles of impeachment. w/ @AndrewDesiderio politico.com/news/2019/12/0…
How today’s hearing fits into the rapid march toward articles of impeachment. w/ @AndrewDesiderio politico.com/news/2019/12/0…
Republicans go with a rhetorical question for their impeachment hearing placard. 
Fwiw, this is a question Schiff’s staff asks less rhetorically when reporters are chasing him through the hallways of the Capitol.
Steve Castor and his reusable grocery bag of hearing materials
NOTE: The counsel asking questions for the GOP will be Ashley Hurt Callen, chief counsel of oversight and investigation for Judiciary GOP.
NADLER ARGUMENT: "The evidence shows that Donald J. Trump ... has put himself before his country."
"He has violated his most basic responsibilities to the people. He has broken his oath. I will honor mine. If you would honor yours, then I urge you to your duty."
"He has violated his most basic responsibilities to the people. He has broken his oath. I will honor mine. If you would honor yours, then I urge you to your duty."
In case “Where’s Adam?” didn’t get the point across.
NUNES huddles with Jordan and Ratcliffe ahead of GOP’s presentation of evidence.
This is what we call a knowing glance.
CASTOR says he's not trying to downplay Russian interference in the 2016 election but says "Both countries can work to influence an election."
There's no evidence that Ukraine and Russia, which deployed a Putin-directed effort using intel apparatus, are remotely comparable
There's no evidence that Ukraine and Russia, which deployed a Putin-directed effort using intel apparatus, are remotely comparable
In fact, the evidence suggests a small number of Ukrainians made public, on-record statements critical of Trump because he said Russia might be entitled to dominion over Crimea.
Some Ukraine embassy officials traded dirt on Paul Manafort.
Some Ukraine embassy officials traded dirt on Paul Manafort.
Russia, on the other hand, launched a massive, top-down, covert propaganda and hacking operation aimed at boosting Trump, per U.S. intel agencies.
CASTOR says some of the Ukraine probe witnesses may have "recast" their testimony to fit with the whistleblower complaint.
