That explains a lot

When the president says these things (XYZ told me to do it) it’s usually because another staffer has said them to him more recently, blaming the person in question. https://t.co/9YjAeKfNH0

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) October 5, 2019

On the upside, Rick Perry never understood what his job was anyway.

Any job. Ever. Turns out there's much more to it:

Another way to boil it down:

"Trump has been leveraging the power of his office to coerce a foreign power into helping him rig the next US election on his behalf, not just in this or that crazy outburst, but as part of an extensive, long-running plot."https://t.co/NY8KRlYpb5

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) October 5, 2019

SCOOP — Energy Secretary Rick Perry is wrapped up in the Ukraine scandal more than was previously thought — he urged Ukraine's president to root out corruption and pushed the new government for changes at a state-run energy company (w/ @bjlefebvre)https://t.co/DfXp993AQf

— Daniel Lippman (@dlippman) October 5, 2019

Now I see: Trump had everybody doo g it, and Perry is the new fall guy. Trump, if course, doesn't realize he just sank 6 inches deeper in the shit. Who else in government wad involved in this conspiracy (i.e., agreement) to violate our laws?

Mounting evidence buttresses the facts laid out in whistleblower complaint https://t.co/5GdRwjplNf

— Rosalind Helderman (@PostRoz) October 5, 2019

Already mounding evidence far beyond that report. But the problem is, Trump is still in office:

Trump has ordered a substantial reduction in the staff of the National Security Council in response to the whistle blower complaint that started the impeachment inquiry.

He is literally punishing the agency for not covering up what he did.https://t.co/tvgJHpxXP1

— Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule) October 5, 2019

We all know the NSC ( and other agencies) exists to serve the nation, not the officeholder, right? Oh, and why this is not Watergate:

I’d like to point out that at this point in the Nixon/Watergate impeachment public support was 19%.
For Trump, 50+% ...we’re only two weeks in! https://t.co/IZXoYJ1eYQ

— Tara Setmayer (@TaraSetmayer) October 5, 2019