Trump used to insist that we couldn't really know who hacked the DNC computer. Remember? He never wanted to get to the bottom of it, especially when our intelligence agencies said it was Russia. Trump always avoided the topic, even suggesting at one time that it could have been China. He welcomed and enjoyed the results of the hack, but disliked the way it supported the idea that he didn't win fair and square. Now, he claims he needed a public commitment to an investigation of it from the president of Ukraine. Something ain't right. Trump actually concerned about getting to the bottom of the DNC hack? It's Bull#@%t.

When you boil it all down just about every defense of Trump starts with the premise that he is a total victim of some mean person or organization. Everyone's out to get him. If it isn't "the deep state" it's the "never Trumpers". Or, it's the media and George Soros. Or, it's some woman "lying" to get money by accusing him of sexual impropriety. Or, it could be a whistle blower just lying to lie. According to his supporters, Trump deserves none of this because it has nothing to do with his behavior at all, it's just all made up out of hate for Trump, and nothing more. Most recently it's career diplomats that have suddenly jumped on the hate Trump band wagon, deciding to set aside lifetimes of decency and high ethical values just to start lying about him under oath in an impeachment inquiry. Poor Trump

If I remember correctly Schiff saw through the fake call, and didn't fall for anything.

I would think it to be an obvious question as to why he wanted her out. Has anyone ever answered this? Or, are Trump and the republicans just going to hide behind the whole "she serves at the pleasure of the president so he doesn't need to give a reason" line of not getting to any real answer?

One of the main takeaways from Taylor's testimony yesterday is that Trump was more interested in hurting Biden than in investigating any corruption. If it was just about corruption, a private investigation would have been fine. In fact, a quiet investigation would have probably been easier and more effective to conduct. But no, Trump wanted it public. That way even if the investigation went nowhere and found no corruption, the damage would still have been done. This is very similar to the way an announced investigation into Hillary's emails less than 2 weeks before the election gave Trump an advantage over Clinton.

1) That Trump's transcript of his call with Zelinski proves no quid pro quo,

and,

2) The Mueller report exonerated Trump.

Neither of these are the truth, yet the right never misses a chance to parrot these falsehoods.

A little Elton John