What Went Down On Day 3 Of The Trump Impeachment Hearings

We’ve seen the RNC and some in the White House seeking to undermine Vindman’s credibility already. He hasn’t been the smoothest of witnesses, but I wonder if his hesitations help his credibility. He seems to genuinely want to avoid sweeping statements or easy agreements with the Democrats’ lawyer.

Vindman explains his decision to report his concerns about the July 25th call to NSC counsel. There’s a bit of office politics here: Vindman’s boss, Timothy Morrison, testified behind closed doors that Vindman did not inform him that he took this step, and Morrison was disappointed.

Morrison testifies publicly this afternoon.

Vindman is discussing the decision to put the July 25 call summary in a special classified system. However, he said, “I don’t think there was anything nefarious.”