“Trump’s attack came as Vindman spent the day at his home in Northern Virginia overseeing a birthday party for his daughter, the president’s denunciation an ugly coda to the months-long political crossfire after Vindman’s dramatic testimony in the impeachment hearings.” WaPo: ‘Not just chilling but frightening’: Inside Vindman’s ouster amid fears of further retaliation by Trump. The Senate GOP was warned that history would be unkind to them. History came fast. It took about 48 hours for Trump to march a truth-telling American patriot out of the White House and spit in the faces of every senator who said Trump did something inappropriate but not worthy of removal. Luckily, they’re used to him humiliating them by now…

+ Meanwhile, “Attorney General Bill Barr confirmed Monday that the Justice Department ‘established an intake process‘ for information Rudy Giuliani gathered about the Bidens in Ukraine.” (What did you think. They were gonna get the keys to the republic and just let it sit in the parking lot? This trip is just getting started.)

+ Lindsay Graham: “When I die God isn’t going to ask ‘Why didn’t you convict Trump?'” (No, he’s just gonna step aside and let McCain beat the shit out of you.)