Was Schiff sitting on this to release it strategically? Or was it really brand new info?
Because it forces media talking points while the GoP tries to bury it all. Good timing if you think about it. Everyone was expecting a L for the Dems on the handover to the GoP, but this forces them into another corner. Not that top brass care, but still. It's a bad look for the GoP to just keep shoveling dirt on it while it's still alive and kicking.
Not sure if planned, but this was always going to happen. Hell, the Mueller stuff alone that the Judiciary is still focused on is still just the tip of the iceberg in terms of information that could and will be released.
It's the courts holding most of the exciting developments up, but the stalling was always going to end sometime this year. Only question is if it would happen before, during, or after impeachment. For the courts, it's after. But that never precluded more witnesses coming forward with information and testimony.
I hope in the coming months we also hear from Rick Gates and other Mueller grand jury witnesses even if it's not within another official impeachment hearing. Lots and lots of juicy information that most people, including me, still have no clue about.