The extortion plot would have worked for Trump if the whistleblower had not alerted Congress. That's why Trump and the Republicans are so mad at the whistleblower: he or she ruined the plot at the very edge of success

The extortion plot would have worked for Trump if the whistleblower had not alerted Congress. That's why Trump and the Republicans are so mad at the whistleblower: he or she ruined the plot at the very edge of success https://t.co/p5UoUOTWO9

— David Frum (@davidfrum) November 21, 2019