What Went Down On Day 1 Of The Impeachment Hearings

I don’t know, Micah — I think there is a case to be made that some Democrats have long wanted to impeach President Trump. My mind keeps going to back to Rashida Tlaib calling for him to be impeached only hours after being sworn in, and if I’m a Republican who does think that Trump wasn’t proven guilty of obstructing justice or doing anything illegal during the Mueller investigation, I don’t know how I think of this situation differently. But I guess to your point — maybe this doesn’t appeal to anyone outside of the GOP base.

Yeah, I think that’s right, Clare. I mean, if you haven’t been watching Fox News closely, Nunes’s statement is likely pretty unintelligible.

I think it’s probably a good strategy for feeding the Fox media beast. And that is a pretty important front in keeping your base in line. It’s also about making sure you’re setting standards to keep Congressional Republicans in line.