What Went Down On Day 1 Of The Impeachment Hearings
One of the key questions has been when the Ukrainians learned that the military aid was frozen. Republicans have argued at times that there couldn’t have been a quid pro quo because the Ukrainians didn’t know the aid had been blocked. But that’s been pretty conclusively unraveled at this point. Several other witnesses have testified that the Ukrainians knew about the aid freeze well before it became public.
Just want to take a moment here to check in on the GOP spin that’s already happening. The president has retweeted this tweet from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, which shows a video clip of Rep. Jim Jordan saying that Schiff is the only person in Congress who knows who the whistleblower is. What’s not included in the clip — thus making it massively misleading — is Schiff saying “that’s not true.”
.@Jim_Jordan to Chairman Schiff: “Of the 435 members of Congress, you are the only Member who knows who the whistleblower is, and your staff is the only staff who has had a chance to talk with that individual.
“We would like that opportunity. When might that happen?” pic.twitter.com/UBzmorAbOR— Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) November 13, 2019
The president’s campaign and political team fundraising off of the hearings today: