What Went Down On Day 3 Of The Trump Impeachment Hearings

Williams is talking about what U.S. military assistance meant to Ukraine — financially and symbolically. Remember that Republicans voted by large margins in favor of supplying that aid.

If you’re wondering why John Eisenberg, the White House counsel to whom multiple people apparently raised concerns about the phone call, isn’t testifying: The White House instructed him not to, citing the fact that he is such a close adviser to the president.

MaryAlice, the RNC is circulating a Washington Examiner story pointing out “gaps in Vindman’s knowledge” and calling him “a creature of a bureaucracy that has often opposed President Trump.” Their basic argument seems to be that Vindman opposed Trump’s policy.