“Beyond the merits,” as they like to say in Washington, two things stand out most for Congress when it comes to President Trump’s now-famous July phone chat with Ukraine’s leader.
First, the revelations cut to the bone for Speaker Nancy Pelosi, given her roots in the same House committees most offended by the president’s conduct. Second, the call made patsies of prominent Senate Republicans, left hanging after they had tried to defend Trump’s handling of the Ukraine situation just weeks before.
