Chutzpah

The old definition of chutzpah was the guy who killed his parents and then threw himself on the mercy of the court because he was an orphan. Under Trump, chutzpah emerges in multiple guises. There is Trump insisting that the transcript of his phone call was perfect and complete even though the transcript released specifies that it is not complete. There is Eric Trump who said that neither he nor any of his siblings would dare to do what Hunter Biden did--I mean trade on his father's fame and position? There is Don Jr. not only speaking out incoherently but getting an incoherent book published about the unfair treatment and bad behavior his family has endured while at the same time repeating the unfair behavior and bad treatment that they do on a daily basis to others. There is the entire draft dodging military service shirking crew calling a decorated veteran, a Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army, names that offend the senses let alone offend the truth and calling another decorated officer, first in his class at West Point, a traitor. So chutzpah, meet Trumps.

Please understand the facts. There was a quid pro quo but there does not need to have been for what Trump did to instigate investigation and impeachment inquiries. The WH lawyers and the defenders of Trump on the Republican side of the aisle are entirely wrong in their understanding of what the Constitution describes and in what they demand. The Republicans are hoist on their own petard over the closed door testimony as they wrote those specific rules when they controlled business. There is no honor within that group whatsoever. Let's face it: anyone who depends on Gaetz to be the face of their resistance has a very thin bench.

As it stands right now, there is a reasonable chance that Mike Pence will be impeached as well. His sycophantic brown nosing of Trump led him to engage in the whole nonsense involving Ukraine. So if what Trump did was an offense, Pence is also guilty