The following is an excerpt from my article in The Hill.

Many will debate the substance of the public impeachment testimony against President Trump. To me, each of the Democrats witnesses of the past two weeks appeared to be well-intentioned and hard-working, and seemed genuinely to believe they know whats best.

But a picture also emerged of U.S. diplomats who appear to believe they, rather than the U.S. president, have the ultimate authority to determine our foreign policy. And if the president doesnt go along? He clearly must be wrong in their view. Or, even worse, hes a traitor. Hes to be obstructed. Taken down.

In an odd turnabout, they actually make the case for President Trumps mantra that we need to drain the swamp.

One can first look at the language witnesses used as they vented about Trumps tutelage in ways that veered far from relevance to the impeachment allegations. They conveyed hurt feelings, bruised egos and strong differences of opinion. At times, the testimony sounded a bit like a human resources conference or psychotherapy session.

The diplomatstestified that they were shocked and devastated to learn that Trump and Ukraines new president did not have faith in them. They complained that, under Trump, foreign service professionals are being denigrated and undermined and the State Department isnt getting the attention and respect it deserves. They expresseddisappointment that Trump had the nerve to defy the federal agencies by not discussing any of our interagency agreed-upon talking points in Trumps first call with Ukraines President Volodymyr Zelensky. They wereembarrassed infrontof Ukrainians when they didnt have answers about U.S. policy.(Continued)

Read the rest of the article by clicking the link below:

https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/471643-impeachment-inquiry-its-a-question-of-who-should-run-the-show

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Impeachment revelation: The Swamp Bites Back - Sharyl Attkisson