White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham just declared that Wednesday’s lawless antics — in which House Republicans stormed a committee room to disrupt the proceedings, possibly creating national security risks — constituted a “bold stand," and that it pleased Trump. The point here isn’t just that the already-known and deeply damning details in Taylor’s testimony should be seen as suspect, simply because House Republicans say so. It’s also that the effectiveness of House Republicans unmasked this, and Democrats are trying to conceal it. ADThe next phaseYes, of course the transcripts should be released, and of course the American people should have all the facts. ADThe story we’ve seen in this whole scandal is that one after another, Trump’s levees are collapsing in the face of successive waves of factual revelations.

Source: Washington Post October 24, 2019 14:29 UTC