All of these trials, so many moving parts. And the testimony from one can be used at the others. It was sounding like Ivanka had dodged that trial bullet.

Meanwhile, the Trump imprimatur on Johnson in the House GOP followed three weeks of hearding cats for Patric McHenry of North Carolina.

Rep. Patrick McHenry, fresh off a brutal three-week stint as caretaker speaker, revealed Thursday how exasperating the episode was and sounded less than confident about the House GOP’s ability to maintain its newfound unity: “We’ll see.”