How the Hearings Have Gone for Democrats

Playbook: “These hearings have practically gone off perfectly for Democrats. First: Bill Taylor surprisingly unveiled in the middle of his hearing that someone heard a call between Trump and Sondland, during which the president mentioned investigations. That person — Holmes– testified privately and is now testifying publicly.”

“Trump attacked Marie Yovanovitch in the middle of her hearing, underscoring one of the Democrats’ central points — that the president was hostile toward a well-regarded U.S. ambassador for seemingly no reason. Sondland unloaded on Trump’s Cabinet — and, indeed, the president. Then, hours later, Cooper — a relatively junior official neither side had particularly high hopes for — brandished new emails showing that Ukraine probably did know about the hold on aid, further helping Democrats.”

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