Agree with your take on IG. Was waiting to see what you thought about it and as usual you have the long view focus. Telling to me where the Barr/ Durham smack down posts.
I think Trump knows the end game and is strategically planning how much goes into trial and then the true end game of unwrapping everything to deal the death low to Dems and ensure his re-election where he can continue to drain the swamp
Agree that timing is everything. Trump holds all the cards. It is just a matter as to how to play them and when. The closer we get to the election, the more effective they will be. Trump also has to wait to see who his opponent will be.
I can understand the wisdom of having a short Senate trial followed by a verdict of not guilty. Will the calling of the whistleblower and Schiff be counterproductive and open Pandora's box?
Trey Gowdy has speculated that the real target of the Dems is to take control of the Senate. The Reps have 23 Senate seats up in 2020 compared to 12 for the Dems. Will vulnerable senators like Gardner, McSalley, Collins, and Tillis see an acquittal vote as a political albatross around their necks? I could see it also being a problem for some of the Dems up in 2020 like Shaheen (NH), Peters MI), Jones (AL), and Smith (MN).