1a/ You cannot use the massive powers of the Oval Office to destroy your political rivals. FYI.
1b/ Time for tonight’s behind the scenes rundown of today’s impeachment proceedings.
1b/ Time for tonight’s behind the scenes rundown of today’s impeachment proceedings.
2/ All the other crises don’t stop for impeachment. I spent the morning at the CBS News bureau talking about Trump’s dangerous failure to be straight w America about the intel and injuries surrounding the Iran strikes. cbsnews.com/news/democrati…
3/ I spend a little time catching up w the pages as the trial begins. They are high schoolers who spend a semester working in the Senate. This is exam week so they got home at 3am last night and had an exam first thing this a.m.. So I have no right to complain about being tired.
4/ Milk is the big news today. Senate rules allow Senators to have water or milk at their desks, and today Senators (including my seat mate @ewarren) are going w milk. I stick w flat water (and a secret Diet Mtn Dew in the back room fridge).
5/ I’m thinking today, as I look across to the Republican side, how many of these Senators campaigned hard against Trump in the primary. So many of them warned how out of control he would be.
And now they are readying to green light his corruption. Corruption they saw coming.
And now they are readying to green light his corruption. Corruption they saw coming.
6/ Schiff and the managers are kicking ass. So prepared. Such good storytellers. Their use of video is especially sharp. I wonder if some of my GOP colleagues are seeing this Sondland and Taylor testimony for the first time.
7/ I let @ewarren on to my new impeachment trick. During the short breaks, unwrap a few hard candies and put them in your desk drawer. That way you avoid the noise of unwrapping them when you sneak one mid-trial.
8/ I’m struck by how good speech cadences can make long remarks much easier to listen to. @RepJeffries and @RepValDemings are especially good at varying their pacing as they go along. They are both impressive speakers.
9/ Finally, today was the day that I became part of the trial. Around 8pm @RepZoeLofgren puts the notes of my September meeting w Zelensky into the record. I’m part of history now.
Night!
Night!
