Beware of the unfolding Washington drama

For the Democrats, the issue is that almost nothing that can be said or demonstrated about Mr Trump seems to be able to shake his core base of support

With the start of public hearings in the impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, this process has now entered a new phase fraught with political risks for both Democrats and Republicans in the US and which could have a significant impact on the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.

Let us make it clear that barring some new spectacular revelation about proofs of additional misconduct by Mr Trump, new skeletons coming out of the closet, there is quasi-zero chance that the process will end up with the president being removed from office. Of course, one can expect  that the Democrats