Overall, are you guys feeling more optimistic after this hearing than you were before? As far as this investigation being taken seriously i mean.
More optimistic, still grounded.
Make no mistake, the ultimate impeachment of Donald Trump remains a tall order that's still probably years away from happening if it has any chance at all.
But what remains more in the grasp of this investigation is people all around Trump's campaign and White House getting implicated, indicted, questioned, and future consequences such as resignations or even convictions awaiting them. And some will inevitably start talking if leniency is offered, dragging others around Trump into the mud.
By 2018 and 2020, even if Trump is still occupying the White House without imminent impeachment, people around him falling one by one will ensure that this story stays relevant, newsworthy, and in the public consciousness. And that would put a damper on the GOP.