The official House Republican impeachment report is dedicated to nitpicking the vast evidence of misconduct against President Trump, and wedging a handful of available facts into an alternative frame. President Trump, argues the report, “holds a deep-seated, genuine, and reasonable skepticism of Ukraine due to its history of pervasive corruption.” Trump wasn’t trading favorable policy for particular investigations, Republicans insist. He just wanted to be sure the country had cleaned up its act before he sent them a check.
New York Magazine: Rudy not even waiting for impeachment to end to resume Ukraine shakedown
Andrii Telizhenko (R) smiles as he stands next to Rudy Giuliani, U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, in New York. The photo was posted on Telizhenko’s Facebook account on May 22.
