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| Trump impeachment inquiry: Republicans reportedly settle on counterattack strategy – live | Trump impeachment inquiry: Republicans reportedly settle on counterattack strategy – live |
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| With public hearings set to begin in the House on Wednesday supporters of the president finally appear to be agreeing a common message | With public hearings set to begin in the House on Wednesday supporters of the president finally appear to be agreeing a common message |
| People have already started to gather outside the Supreme Court in anticipation of the hearing on Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. | |
| Trump was defending his decision earlier this morning, claiming on Twitter that some DACA recipients were “very tough, hardened criminals.” However, a CNN anchor pointed out that was not the case. | |
| Trump’s team of advisers have reportedly been increasingly at odds as they argue about how to best push back against House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry. | |
| The Washington Post reports: | |
| This infighting could complicate the White House’s response strategy to the public hearings in the impeachment inquiry, which begin tomorrow. | |
| Good morning, live blog readers! | Good morning, live blog readers! |
| Washington is now just one day away from a major event that could determine the future of Donald Trump’s presidency: the start of public hearings in the House impeachment inquiry. | Washington is now just one day away from a major event that could determine the future of Donald Trump’s presidency: the start of public hearings in the House impeachment inquiry. |
| Democrats have continuously argued the president and his allies pressured Ukrainian officials to announce investigations into Joe Biden and the 2016 election as the country’s military aid was held up. | Democrats have continuously argued the president and his allies pressured Ukrainian officials to announce investigations into Joe Biden and the 2016 election as the country’s military aid was held up. |
| Now, Republicans are unifying around the counterargument they will use to push back against Democrats’ accusations. According to a memo obtained by Axios, Republican lawmakers will make these four points during the hearings: | Now, Republicans are unifying around the counterargument they will use to push back against Democrats’ accusations. According to a memo obtained by Axios, Republican lawmakers will make these four points during the hearings: |
| As Axios points out, the memo does not touch on the fact that several senior officials within the Trump administration have now testified to the existence of a months-long pressure campaign on Ukraine. | As Axios points out, the memo does not touch on the fact that several senior officials within the Trump administration have now testified to the existence of a months-long pressure campaign on Ukraine. |
| The hearings will give the American public the first chance to hear those details directly from the witnesses themselves, so the question now seems: will Republican voters continue to listen to the lawmakers (and the president) they elected, or will they believe the longtime civil servants testifying to that pressure campaign? The answer will determine public opinion of the impeachment inquiry moving forward. | The hearings will give the American public the first chance to hear those details directly from the witnesses themselves, so the question now seems: will Republican voters continue to listen to the lawmakers (and the president) they elected, or will they believe the longtime civil servants testifying to that pressure campaign? The answer will determine public opinion of the impeachment inquiry moving forward. |
| Here’s what else the blog is keeping its eye on: | Here’s what else the blog is keeping its eye on: |
| The Supreme Court will hold a hearing on whether the president’s decision to wind down the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy was lawful. | The Supreme Court will hold a hearing on whether the president’s decision to wind down the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy was lawful. |
| Trump is still in Manhattan, where he will speak to the Economic Club of New York at 12 p.m. E.T. and then attend a fundraiser. | Trump is still in Manhattan, where he will speak to the Economic Club of New York at 12 p.m. E.T. and then attend a fundraiser. |
| The president’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr, will continue his book tour at Washington’s Trump International Hotel at 6 p.m. E.T. | The president’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr, will continue his book tour at Washington’s Trump International Hotel at 6 p.m. E.T. |
| That’s all still coming up, so stay tuned. | That’s all still coming up, so stay tuned. |