Numerous witnesses at the House impeachment hearings have testified that President Trump was refusing to grant a crucial meeting and unfreeze U.S. military aid to Ukraine until its new president, Volodymyr Zelensky, publicly announced investigations into Joe Biden, his son Hunter, and the gas company Burisma, on whose board Hunter Biden sat. Zelensky almost complied, but Trump released the money two days before the announcement.On Thursday's Late Show, Stephen Colbert informed guest Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) that what Zelensky wouldn't do, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) will undertake instead. "There is news that just broke," he said, "that Lindsey Graham is launching a probe of the Bidens, Burma, and Ukraine. First question: What the hell?" He noted that Harris is on the Senate Judiciary Committee with Graham. "What do you make of this?" he asked."It's the same thing that they've been doing, which is to create a big distraction from the facts and the evidence," Harris said. "The Burisma, the Biden probe -- it's a bunch of B.S." Colbert pointed out that even Republican impeachment witnesses like Kurt Volker said there's nothing there and you can't impugn Biden's character with this. Harris said Graham's investigation shows Republicans "know they have to create this big distraction" to keep America from focusing on "the fact that we have a criminal living in the White House."Graham was, not too long ago, in agreement about Biden's character and rectitude, especially when it comes to his family.> It's almost like someone reviewed past footage of every good thing you've ever said and then used it to compile a list of things for you to do to show that you had completely sold your soul to Trump.pic.twitter.com/W26bPhOWum https://t.co/7Tgso21oWf> > -- Andrew Wortman (@AmoneyResists) November 22, 2019Harris said she's skeptical her GOP colleagues will vote to convict Trump in the Senate, and explained why she wants Vice President Mike Pence to testify. Watch below. More stories from theweek.com The story Republicans are really telling themselves about impeachment Imelda Staunton is in talks to be The Crown's next Queen Elizabeth Outed CIA agent Valerie Plame is running for Congress, and her launch video looks like a spy movie trailer
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