On the websites of many national news outlets, journalists had indeed determined that the headline coming out of the hearing was Sondland’s acknowledgement of the quid pro quo and his declaration that senior officials, including Trump, were engaged in its formulation.

But that sentiment was not universal. Shortly after Wallace’s remark, I checked FoxNews.com, the website associated with his own network. There, the top headline was “President Trump declares ‘it’s all over’ for impeachment inquiry after Sondland testimony.”

Other headlines on the site hyped Sondland’s statement that Trump had told him he wanted “no quid pro quo” from Zelensky -- Sondland made clear that whatever Trump said, it was obvious the Ukrainians weren’t going to get the meeting or aid if they didn’t announce the investigations -- or promoted diatribes from House Republicans and the network’s own commentators denouncing the inquiry.