As public hearings began, William B. Taylor Jr., the top American diplomat in Ukraine, said he was told President Trump cared more about investigating Joe Biden than he did about Ukraine. Two witnesses testified about President Trump’s involvement in a pressure campaign to have Ukraine investigate the president’s political rivals. Their goal is to transform what might seem like an abstract debate over foreign policy into high crimes and misdemeanors in the public mind as Republicans argue there is no case for impeachment. The first day of televised impeachment hearings featured international drama, a volley of interruptions and a Cronkite-like voice. In one of TV news’s most coveted bookings, a prominent Trump critic appeared on MSNBC to comment on the House impeachment hearings. The decision almost certainly paves the way for a major Supreme Court case over President Trump’s stonewalling of congressional oversight efforts. 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