The question and answer phase of the Impeachment Trial of President Donald J. Trump started on Wednesday, January 29, 2020. The questions and answers have been predictably partisan and choreographed. You can almost see Chief Justice John Roberts thinking of ways to stab his brain to end the pain. Although Pat Cipollone, White House Counsel, has been a rock star, the hero of this Cirque du Impeachment is Deputy Counsel, Patrick Philbin.