‘Sad day’ or ‘scam’? What to watch at impeachment hearing

By LAURIE KELLMAN
WASHINGTON  — A “solemn day” or a “showtrial”?
Americans and the world can decide for themselves as House Democrats let the public in to the impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump.
With the bang of a gavel, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff opens the first hearings Wednesday into Trump’s pressure on Ukraine to investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden’s family. Big questions loom, including how strongly