Before we get started on today's events, let's quickly recap what happened yesterday, because it was a wild day in Donald Trump's swamp: Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, two Ukranian men who are fixers for Donald Trump's personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, were arrested hours after having lunch with Giuliani and as they prepared to leave the country (they were flying to Vienna, which is where Rudy Giuliani had also been scheduled to fly). Here's Parnas, Fruman, and Giuliani last year at Trump Tower:

Maybe Rudy Giuliani shouldn't have made this video of himself and his Ukraine co-conspirators Orb Parnas and Igor Fruman WHILE they were planning their getaway, at the Trump Hotel.#ImpeachmentTaskForce pic.twitter.com/tijLTQrK52

— Grant Stern (@grantstern) October 11, 2019

Parnas and Fruman were charged with using an LLC to funnel foreign money to American politicians, including House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, former Texas Congressman Pete Sessions, and a pro-Trump SuperPac then run by Donald Trump, Jr. Some of that money was funneled to Pete Sessions and was specifically designed to oust the United States ambassador to Ukraine, Marie L. Yovanovitch, who was impeding Giuliani's efforts to dig up dirt on Joe Biden in Ukraine. That lobbying effort was successful, as Yovanovitch was recalled over the summer. She will be testifying in front of Congress today unless the State Department blocks her from doing so. Parnas and Fruman's associations with Trump allies run deep and include Energy Secretary Rick Perry.

Trump has tried to distance himself from Parnas and Fruman -- although there are photos of him with the two, and the two claim they were working with Giuliani on Trump's behalf -- and the best that Trump could offer yesterday with regard to Rudy was, "I hope he's not indicted."

Meanwhile, Fiona Hill -- who was until recently Trump's top aid on Russia and Europe -- has agreed to testify in front of the House next week and plans to detail how Rudy Giuliani and E.U. ambassador Gordon Sondland circumvented normal channels to run their own shadow policy in Ukraine. EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland also now plans to testify next week under subpoena, despite the State Department's attempt to block him. He will not, however, produce "documents concerning his official responsibilities." Maybe Sondland is trying to save his own ass?

Elsewhere, there's another story that has been floating around that I've been reluctant to mention for fear of muddying the already muddy waters, but back in 2017, Trump -- at the urging of Turkey's President Erdogan -- tried to talk Rex Tillerson into dropping corruption charges against a gold trader, who was also a client of Rudy Giuliani's. Tillerson was troubled by the request and was like, "No f**king way." The offer, however, is more evidence of corruption involving Guiliani and also goes to Trump's relationship to Turkey, who is currently at war with the Kurds after Trump abandoned them.

Trump also ranted and raved for two hours at a Minneapolis rally last night. It's really not worth mentioning, although if you're looking for a permanent libido killer, feel free to watch this clip.