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Read Replies (1) | Respond to An Impeachment Inflection Point Lordy, there are smoking guns all around. The initial reports we got yesterday from the testimony of diplomat William Taylor described members of Congress gasping as he read his opening statement. For once, it was not over-hyped. Taylor's testimony made the impeachment of Trump a stone cold certainty. It was that big a deal. Our friend, Jpod, writes: Remember when I said last week that October 17 was the worst day of the Trump presidency ? Well, October 22 and has now come along to break the record. This is the day that, I think, has ensured Donald Trump’s impeachment. Not his removal. But impeachment will be bad enough.it instantly makes all but impossible the task of anyone seeking to defend Trump against the charge that he held up American military aid to Ukraine to secure a political advantage in the 2020 election. The White House's response was a hysterical attempt to discredit Taylor, a 50-year veteran of government service. It was a tell. Trump knows how damaging this will be. Taylor's testimony destroys the talking point that there was no quid quo pro and links the president himself directly to the order to link military assistance to the demand that Ukraine dig up dirt on the Bidens. Dan Balz writes: "It is no longer a question of whether this happened. It is now a question of how the president explains it and how lawmakers — especially Republicans — choose to respond to it." Exit take: Maybe something matters, after all. ... New Q poll shows Trump ties all-time low in approval (38 percent), 55 percent now backing impeachment inquiry . thebulwark
