That's because the House Intelligence Committee released a lightly redacted copy of the intelligence community whistleblower report against Trump and it's absolutely devastating for him (details here). The report itself — including annotated versions — is widely available online (link here).
Not surprisingly, the media coverage has been exhaustive. Of all the pieces I've read in the last twenty-four hours, I think these two give the clearest picture of why the report is so damning: "The five most serious charges in the whistleblower's complaint" at The Hill (link here) and "5 key takeaways and allegations from the Trump whistleblower complaint" at the Washington Post (link here).
It now seems all but a certainty that the House of Representatives will impeach Trump. What remains unknown, however, is whether GOP support will peel away from him once the trial is underway in the Senate, given a third of them are up for reelection next year.
We are living in historic times: Trump could be the first President in American history to face an impeachment trial whilst running for re-election. And that would make for an absolutely unprecedented election, both for the White House and Congressional seats.
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