Get evening the tone of this potentially very significant day in the impeachment proceeding

was said early this morning as Capitol Hill and the White House braced to hear from the

first witness who was actually on the multiple calls between President Trump and Ukraine's

president Zelensky.

That witness, Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vinman, arrived on Capitol Hill in uniform,

his body still carrying the shrapnel he received during an IED attack in Iraq and for which

he received the purple heart.

And he corroborated and expanded upon what we know about the allegations involving military

aid for Ukraine.

We know he did that because we obtained his opening statement last night.

We also know he was prepared to say that he witnessed a pressure campaign, what he called,

quote, outside influencers promoting a false narrative of Ukraine.

Here's what his opening statement said about the call between the two presidents.

Quote, I was concerned by the call.

I did not think it was proper to demand that a foreign government investigate a U.S.

citizen.

I did not.

Quote, I realized that if Ukraine pursued an investigation into the Biden's and Burisma,

it would likely be interpreted as a partisan play.

Meantime Republicans largely didn't want to talk about what Lieutenant Colonel Vinman had

to say, like literally didn't want to talk about it.

Listen to the question asked of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and then listen to his

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