That's actually what I've done this week - read some of the 300+ page transcripts and all of the key extracts. The testimony that has been provided can only be described in one word - damning.
Today, the transcripts of the depositions of Lt. Col. Vindman and Dr. Hill were released, and they are incredibly damning. If you haven't at least read the excerpts, they're all available on http://intelligence.house.gov
The Trumpist defense has now started to move from "he did nothing wrong" to "he didn't know what they were doing", effectively throwing EVERYONE involved - including Giuliani and Mulvaney - under the bus in an attempt to save their Dear Leader. Unfortunately, the testimony and Trump's own words on the "transcript" of the July 25 call shows it was all directed by Trump.
Lt. Col. Vindman's testimony included the fact that the "transcript" of the 7/25 call the WH released (which was clearly marked as not a verbatim transcript) was not accurate - parts of it were changed.
Trump is desperately trying to claim that these witnesses are all "never-Trumpers" who have a grudge against him, but there is no evidence that this is true - some of them he appointed to office, and Amb. Sonderland, who actually described the quid pro quo in his testimony, donated $1 million to Trump's Inauguration Committee. Would a "never-Trumper" do that?
Public hearings, where we will ALL be able to hear the evidence, begin on Wednesday. After weeks of GOP complaints about closed hearings, Trump today said that there shouldn't even be public hearings. What's he afraid of?
Trump has been reduced to an old man screaming at the sky - despite what he wants, Congress is not listening to him and these public hearings will start on Wednesday. There's nothing he can say or tweet that will stop them.
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