Trump asked the Ukraine to interfere in our elections by digging up dirt on the likely democratic nominee, Joe Biden, in exchange for military aid.  Let this sink in.  Trump used his office and the threat of withholding aid to be reelected.  Do a deep dive or a quick read to find out more.  The White House denied the charge and released a summary of the conversation between him and the head of the Ukraine government.  

This is what you get when the full resources and assets of our nation is weaponized in service of a corrupt, fascist regime that will do anything to stay in power and evade punishment. As damaging as this is it: a) is only a summary not the verbatim transcript; and b) has certainly been doctored to hide the most damaging portions of the conversation. In other words this is the least damaging version of the call Trump could come up with that acknowledges that which could not be denied or contained. It is not happenstance that they released a “summary” of a transcript and not the tape

Oh, and remember the anonymous appeal to patience while the “resistance” inside Trump’s administration worked to mitigate the damage of an unscrupulous despot willing to weaponize the entire federal bureaucracy to crush his critics?  This is a clear indication that this was indeed an epic fail.   So much so that one wonders whether it was intended to help not hinder Trump.  After all it gave some a false sense of security while Trump and his handler tightened their grip on the throat of democracy.  Similar to the early days after the election when many said Trump would become more Presidential; Trump would appoint and be advised by wise, uber-patriots (really?); Trump in the White House would be different from Trump on the campaign trail, etc. etc.  Everyone who serves Trump is compromised and having willingly mounted the tiger cannot dismount without being mauled.  Those anonymous sooth sayers are now either laid up licking their wounds or still riding a bucking tiger too scared to get off since they are by now either accomplices, abettors or both.