‘We think we’re ready’: Democrats near end of closed-door impeachment testimony

Investigators see diminishing returns on the parade of private depositions and are getting ready to make their case in public hearings.

Their list of cooperative witnesses is dwindling. The ones who are showing up are increasingly just corroborating what has already been revealed.

And a growing number of House impeachment investigators say the evidence is overwhelming that President Donald Trump used the power of his office to pressure Ukraine’s government to open spurious investigations into his political opponents, including former Vice President Joe Biden.

At this point, the investigators say they’re seeing diminishing returns on the parade of closed-door depositions — and they’re eager to move to the public phase of the process. That means it’s decision time for Democrats.

View the complete October 31 article by Kyle Cheney and Andrew Desiderio on the Politico website here.