READ: Impeachment Inquiry Releases Testimony Of Former NSC Official Fiona Hill | Talking Points Memo

Amen. Dems need to be hammering sound-bite sized facts every time they get in front of cameras. Such as (and I’m just spit balling here):

“We have more than enough evidence that the POTUS was extorting the Ukranians to fabricate political dirt for his re-election. Next week’s public hearings will show this to the America people.”

“Trump used US tax money to shake down a country that Russia is currently trying to overthrow. Next week’s public hearings will show this to the America people.”

“Multiple, credible witnesses tell us quite plainly that Trump and Giuliani were operating outside of proper diplomatic channels in order to extort the Ukrainians to make false claims about Biden and Hillary. Next week’s public hearings will show this to the America people.”

And like that. It’s got to be said in as simple terms as possible. This is quite a tangled web, a complex series of actions with multiple players, that the president and his gang has woven.

Crikey! Dems need more message discipline.

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I am just one little person and I have been reading hundreds of pages of testimony day after day for the last couple of weeks. I heartily agree with your take.

Republicans are going to be sorry they have been bellowing for public hearings. It is clear from the transcripts they have nothing with which to counter the fact that tRump was using a bunch of yahoos to advance his own personal political interests on the international stage - and that by doing so he was compromising national security and undermining the ability of the US to be a serious player in international relations.

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Trump attempted to extort Ukraine for dirt on a political rival.

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Fake “dirt.”

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Yeah, Trump doesn’t really give AF about the truth in any context, let alone this one.

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