he second week of public impeachment hearings has concluded, with nine witnesses testifying before the House Intelligence Committee over three days. This has forced both parties to confront distinct realities.
For Republicans, it has become clear that a quid pro quo scheme with Ukraine very likely existed at the direction of the president, and by many measures was unethical and well below the standards of conduct that Americans expect from their elected public officials. For Democrats, it has become clear that the case for impeachment that they have set forth is unlikely to convince any Republicans to remove Donald Trump from office, and that the impeachment vote will almost certainly fall along party lines.
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