GOP Defenses for Trump Collapse Under Scrutiny

John Harwood: “The Republican defenses for President Trump’s conduct on Ukraine simply don’t hold up.”

“At first glance, that can be hard to discern. Trump, his aides and select allies in Congress have feverishly sought to redirect a whistleblower’s complaints toward Democratic adversaries.”

“Yet even cursory scrutiny of evidence that has emerged so far knocks down assorted GOP arguments like shanties in a hurricane.”

The Week: Late night hosts are comically underwhelmed with the GOP’s weak Trump-Ukraine defenses.