GOP Defense of Trump Keeps Running Into Facts

Playbook: “These facts remain: Republicans have not been able to change the arc of the story Democrats are building. They’ve been able to muddy the waters, a bit, but the facts remain: the president was focused on an investigation into the Bidens, the aid was withheld and the president’s personal lawyer was running around, trying to dismantle the career of the ambassador to Ukraine, smearing her publicly and forcing her to return to Washington before the appointed time.”

“This all makes Sondland’s testimony some of the most important moments in the Trump presidency. The play from Republicans will be to make Sondland out to be a political hack who wanted to gain the president’s favor. A longtime political donor, who would do anything to be liked.”