What Went Down On Day 3 Of The Trump Impeachment Hearings

Vindman isn’t the only witness to say he was concerned about what would happen if Trump’s request to Zelensky became public. Morrison, who is testifying this afternoon, said he wasn’t concerned that Trump had done something illegal — but he was worried about the implications for Ukraine policy if the call became public, specifically that aid to Ukraine could become a partisan issue.

Vindman is speaking like a normal person here — laying out why Trump was really giving an “order” to Zelensky to start investigations when he asked for a “favor.”

I don’t know, Nathaniel — the use of “improper” as opposed to “inappropriate” signals to me a new shift in what’s at stake here, and that is the challenge for Democrats today — they have to build the case that not only was Trump’s request to Ukraine inappropriate, but it was also an abuse of his presidential powers.