Perhaps nothing can convince Republican senators to convict President Donald Trump, but on Friday, as Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren deftly explained why Trump’s blanket defiance of every House subpoena and request for witnesses was an impeachable obstruction of Congress, the mood in the room noticeably shifted. I had the good fortune to be sitting in the Senate gallery to witness this myself. Republican senators whose attention had wandered refocused one by one until—unusually for this trial—the entire Senate was listening intently to an argument and seemed to be considering it seriously.The reason for the sudden attentiveness is not far to seek. …read more
Source:: The Atlantic
