What Went Down On Day 3 Of The Trump Impeachment Hearings

MaryAlice, I wonder if one thing that Republicans are subtly trying to do is lay the groundwork for Pence to emerge from this scandal unscathed in case things really go south for Trump.

Checking in again with the GOP spin side of things. This, from the “Trump War Room”:

Castor’s questions now are aimed at establishing that the president was in fact concerned about corruption in Ukraine. Vindman sort of elides the question, saying corruption is a problem in Ukraine and fighting it is U.S. government policy.

Recall that in the Democratic round of questioning, Vindman said he included corruption in the president’s talking points for the April call with Zelensky. The president did not raise corruption in that call.