What Went Down On Day 1 Of The Impeachment Hearings

Yeah, Micah, I agree, and I think Chad’s point from earlier looks like it’s going to be right on the money. I turned to Twitter just now and the reaction is a lot stronger than I would have expected just sitting and watching (not that Twitter is representative, but it shows how things will be framed). And The New York Times news alert I just got was pretty dramatic.

Taylor is obviously Democrats’ star witness here, and I think he’s done a good job of making a complicated story come to life. I will be very interested, though, to see how he responds to Republicans’ questioning (and how they approach him strategically). What will they do to try to poke holes in his testimony, and will he be able to deflect their attacks while remaining cool and self-possessed?

By the way, regarding our earlier convo about the news media’s need for new information in these hearings … I sorta think, based on the way the news cycle works, that the new Taylor revelation about his staff member’s story about a Trump-Sondland call is enough to lend everything new and extra weight. Like, is there any doubt we’ll have big headlines in tomorrow’s papers about the substance of the hearings? And that local news will be hitting this tonight?