House Democrats are crushing Republicans with the use of testimony to frame the impeachment of President Trump for American voters, weaponizing selective leaks from closed-door depositions to portray a commander in chief that abused his power.
Democrats heading into Thursday’s floor vote formalizing impeachment proceedings have used favorable testimony from hand-picked witnesses to bolster allegations Trump threatened to withhold U.S. military aid from Ukraine unless Kyiv investigated political rival Joe Biden. This strategy has coincided with an uptick in public support for impeachment after deep initial skepticism, with Republicans complaining about a manipulated process and out-of-context leaks while offering little in the way of a compelling counternarrative.
