Sure — to the believers it exonerates him. It’s a bunch of nothing. But I suspect its enough that dems and many RINOs will call for impeachment. Heck — dems are already calling for impeachment. The question is how many RINOs will climb on board.
There are two political realities. The reality that prevails depends on who has the most votes.
The way the public views it is VERY important, because impeachment is a big risk; it usually backfires on the impeachers.
This is exactly what happened with Bill Clinton.
In this instance, the case for impeachment is not only extremely weak - but it sounds weak! In fact, it sounds like they are accusing him of defending himself.
The public isn’t going to care that Trump tried to defend himself. They ARE going to care that an entire year of Trump’s presidency and a ton of money has been wasted unfairly tormenting a duly elected POTUS.
My prediction is that only the loony Dems like Waters will continue ranting about impeachment - the rest will move on and focus on issues.
It will not be smooth sailing for Trump’s agenda though - the left and RINOs will still block conservative nominees, deregulation and border security. They may even be tougher without the distraction of their impeachment fantasies.