What Went Down On Day 3 Of The Trump Impeachment Hearings

As Nunes asks the witnesses if they are aware of various elements of the Burisma-Biden relationship, remember that both witnesses already testified that they have not seen any evidence that Joe Biden “did something wrong or against U.S. policy with regard to Ukraine.”

Yeah, Amelia, I would say that the “coverup” hasn’t been a big part of these hearings so far. Questions and testimony have been more focused the act of pressuring Ukraine. That’s a difference from, say, Watergate.

One thing that’s standing out to me as questioning shifts over to Republicans: Vindman spoke strongly about the July 25 call and the push for investigations, but he also didn’t give the answers Democrats were pressing for at other moments. He didn’t characterize the omission of “Burisma” from the transcript as part of a coverup, for example, and also offered a fairly innocuous explanation for why the call summary was put on the secure server. That might be frustrating for Democrats, but it could also underscore his credibility as a witness who’s just trying to describe things as he saw them.