Monday’s House Judiciary Committee hearing gives Democrats perhaps their last chance to make a televised case for removing President Trump from office before the committee moves on to finalizing articles of impeachment. The Intelligence Committee held public hearings and heard from 12 witnesses. Judiciary has held just one public session, hearing from constitutional experts. An impeach-by-Christmas deadline looms.

Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler tried to explain why Democrats are racing to finish their work. The reason, Nadler said, is that if the president is not removed from office immediately, he will cheat in the next election.