Previously in impeachment.

The Democrats were swimming in evidence.

Why do we have to keep digging deeper and deeper and deeper for evidence when there's

like a big flag planted outside that says, I crime.

And the Republicans were looking for someone to blame.

It seems as though the plan now is to throw Giuliani under the bus.

What do you think, Jim?

I've been waiting for Rudy Giuliani to be thrown under the bus for weeks now.

Which is why this week Congress decided to let the rest of us into their hearing room.

All right, everyone.

We are back with our weekly impeachment roundup.

This was the first week of public impeachment hearings.

We got a chance to hear from three long time civil servants, George Kent, Bill Taylor,

who is currently the chariée running the Ukrainian embassy and Marie Yvonnevich, who was serving

as ambassador to Ukraine until Taylor took over for her.

Each of these diplomats holds one little piece of the story of what was going on between

President Trump and the president of Ukraine.

Our own gymnual.

He was in the room as this testimony went down.

And that's why we let Dalia Lithwick have the week off.

I should say we recorded this conversation just before Marie Yvonnevich sat down for

questioning.

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