Analysis: They came out on top after the first round of hearings but seem to be giving up on questioning the most important witnesses
On the substance, Democrats won the first two weeks of the impeachment hearings by TKO. They had the advantage that the facts are in their favor, especially considering the ground that congressional Republicans have tried to defend.
Republicans now emphasize that none of the witnesses so far had direct knowledge of Trump’s directives on Ukraine and that even Gordon Sondland, the ambassador to the European Union, said the president formally denied a quid pro quo to him in a phone conversation . Why should Democrats be content to hear from the current batch of witnesses, people who were, mostly, out of the loop, rather than getting testimony from the true insiders? If they wanted to lock down their case, this wouldn’t be a close call. They would take the time to litigate through various privilege claims and get the testimony of Trump personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, among others.
Democrats are reluctant to do this for a simple reason: They want to get the articles of impeachment out of the House in time to avoid running into their own presidential nominating process, which would be politically awkward. By the Iowa caucuses in February, we will be in the election season in earnest, and it will seem particularly bizarre to try to remove the president on the cusp of his reelection campaign.
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