THE NOTE: GOP weariness grows as Trump defenses give way.
The deeper things get and the more likely impeachment is, the more President Donald Trump needs his Republican Party to stay loyal.
Trump is responding with complaints about the process that are awkward for Republicans to defend -- his"lynching" Tweet is Exhibit A -- and thinly veiled political threats at GOP leaders who dare defy him. As the president exhorts his party to"get tougher and fight," Trump's ability to move voters one way or the other could be tied to his ability to hold votes back in Washington.William Taylor, the top American diplomat in Ukraine, delivered damning testimony on Capitol Hill Tuesday. Here are a handful -- of many -- key takeaways:
Third, Taylor argued that the Ukrainians were"confused" by having to deal with two competing teams of U.S. intermediaries: the official State Department ones and the other team with private citizens, such as Giuliani, and government officials, such as Energy Secretary Rick Perry. And last, Taylor made the case that the U.S. aid to Ukraine was essential for fighting off very real, imminent and lethal Russian aggression, something Republicans have long said as well.Sen. Amy Klobuchar is launching a new TV ad campaign in Iowa and New Hampshire titled,"Whiner in the White House." She turned heads at last week's debate in Ohio, most notably by challenging the more progressive Sen.
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