The moderate Reps need cover. Nadler provided exactly that.
Everything going on here has to be viewed through a political lens. McConnell has whipped his 53 votes. Whenever a moderate can find some cover, or say something to create cover, they will. It’s all good. As long as 53 keep moving together, McConnell has it under control.
The last thing Pelosi should have done was to accuse the Senate of being part of the “cover up”. Turtle didn’t roll over this time. He got pissed.
Turtle has been pissed since at least last summer when he was home with a busted shoulder and Antifa was loudly protesting in his front yard.