INCOMING!

And remember, Trump said recently that he doesn’t even know Sondland, yet Sondland can get Trump on the line while sitting in a restaurant in Kyiv? Hmmm. https://t.co/v9JM3CigPv

— Michael McFaul (@McFaul) November 13, 2019

Not to be a counterintelligence hawk, but I hope Sondland was not using his personal cell for his calls with POTUS (Hill said he used his personal cell regularly).

POTUS was speaking so loudly Sondland's staffer could hear, so I also hope this wasn't in a public place.

— Sam Vinograd (@sam_vinograd) November 13, 2019

Yeah, sorry; he did:

Sondland calling Trump on a cellphone from Kyiv is extraordinary for all sorts of reasons. Normally EU Ambos don’t call presidents. They never do so to discuss Ukraine policy. Doing so on a cellphone from Kyiv means whole world was listening in.

— Michael McFaul (@McFaul) November 13, 2019

Meanwhile, back at the White House:

"He's in the Oval in meetings. Not watching. He's working," Stephanie Grisham, the press secretary, says of Trump, per pooler @michaelcrowley.

— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) November 13, 2019

 

Except for that wireless cable connection he had installed in his head:

The president says he's "too busy" to watch the hearings, then says, "I see they’re using lawyers that are television lawyers, they took some guys off television."

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) November 13, 2019

 

And his supporters are reduced to whistling past the graveyard:

Rep. Mark Meadows, one of Trump’s closest allies, tells reporters that he doesn’t think the testimony will have any impact on public opinion.

“I don’t know about you but it’s hard for me to stay awake and listen to all of this.”

— Lauren Fox (@FoxReports) November 13, 2019

 

I mean, when you have absolutely no defense, you can only hope no one is paying attention.