close Video Did any impeachment witnesses offer proof that Trump committed a crime? Nine witnesses testify in the second week of public impeachment hearings on Capitol Hill. Former Whitewater Independent Counsel Robert Ray reacts. The news media were right about the impeachment hearings. They were a “bombshell” or even “explosive.” And they bombed. Welcome to the “Media Metaphor Show” starring just about everyone in the press — CNN, MSNBC, PBS, The Washington Post, The New York Times, AP, Politico and pretty much every major media outlet in the Western world. PAUL BATURA: IMPEACHMENT AND PAUL HARVEY – BROADCAST LEGEND MIGHT SAY THIS IS THE REST OF THE STORY How else do you package a dull, wonky set of hearings that are so blatantly political that President Trump is rising in the polls as a result? Give it sound and fury. News outlets did a bang-up job with booming terminology. PBS “News … [Read more...] about Dan Gainor: ‘Bombshell’ impeachment hearings a dud — here’s how public reacted
