What Went Down On Day 3 Of The Trump Impeachment Hearings

Any time the discussion departs from the sharpening outlines of a quid pro quo, that’s a good thing for the president’s defenders.

Republicans have been itching to out the whistleblower for weeks now. If the person’s identity were made public, it would provide new avenues for Republicans to attack his or her credibility — for example, digging things up from the past that cast doubt on his or her credibility, or, if the whistleblower opposes Trump politically, questioning his or her motives.

Fox And Friends are telling the president not to tweet, apparently.