Jay Leno gets a surprise mention at today's impeachment hearing

No, you were not hearing things. Jay Leno’s name just came up at the impeachment hearing:

Okay I'm not paying close attention to this opening statement but did Jay Leno's name just get mentioned?

— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) November 21, 2019

Plot twist!

If you had "Jay Leno" as your surprise name check in today's impeachment hearings, please come to the window to collect your winnings.

— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) November 21, 2019

According to witness David Holmes, Leno was invited to a dinner in Ukraine hosted by Amb. Sondland:

DAVID HOLMES unexpected fact: @jayleno reference at hearing.
"Ambassador Sondland hosted a dinner in President Zelenskyy’s honor… Jared Kushner, Secretary Pompeo’s counselor Ulrich Brechbuhl, senior European Union officials, and comedian Jay Leno, among others."

— Kelly O'Donnell (@KellyO) November 21, 2019

The MAGA thumbs up from President Zelensky is a nice touch:

As HOLMES testified, SONDLAND invited @JAYLENO to a June 2019 dinner party with ZELENSKY & others in Brussels. pic.twitter.com/hJm99L7xba

— Kenneth P. Vogel (@kenvogel) November 21, 2019

It’s time to subpoena him:

when is the jay leno hearing?

— Micah Grimes (@MicahGrimes) November 21, 2019

The only way to find out is to get him under oath:

What did Jay Leno know and when did he know it?

— Jasmin Mujanović (@JasminMuj) November 21, 2019

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