https://www.businessinsider.com/white-house-paralyzed-trump-ukraine-whistleblower-impeachment-2019-10
“ It was the stupidest f---ing thing I'd heard in months," a GOP advisor familiar with the president's thought process told Insider, referring to Trump's rationale for releasing the memo. "Anyone who heard what was said on that call knew it would bury the president. That's why they went and buried the transcript. I can't fathom what would lead him to believe this would help his case.”