In Ukraine matter, Dems apply Russiagate lesson: Strike fast; don't wait to find out what happened
by Byron York
| September 24, 2019 02:33 AM
The life of the Trump-Ukraine affair can be measured in days, and the most basic facts of the matter are still unknown. Yet many Democrats and their allies in the media are already renewing their calls for the impeachment of President Trump. By doing so, they are observing one of the lessons of the Trump-Russia investigation: Act before finding out what happened. Don't wait for the end of an investigation, with its facts, details, and messy inconclusiveness, to call for the president's removal. Strike first, before things get complicated.
We don't know precisely what was said in the July 25 telephone conversation in which Trump reportedly pressed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate Joe Biden's son. We don't know what a whistleblower told the intelligence community inspector general about the conversation (although we do know that he or she did not have direct knowledge of the call). We don't know what other evidence the whistleblower did or did not include in the complaint. And of course, we don't know who the whistleblower is or the circumstances surrounding his or her decision to come forward.
Nevertheless, the media is filled with the notion that the public already knows what happened. "At this point, the facts are pretty much in the open and agreed to," Politico wrote Monday.
"Donald Trump already admitted everything you need to know about the Ukraine drama," said CNN, also on Monday.
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