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<< There is no escaping the Latin phrase, "quid pro quo", in the US right now. >>
'Quid pro quo' phrase dominates US impeachment process
<< The Indiana Republican said because there is “no quid in the quid pro quo,” he couldn’t identify “the high crime or misdemeanor or what the impeachable offense is at this point.” >>
GOP lawmaker: 'There is no quid in the quid pro quo if Ukraine ultimately got the aid'
Dems keep repeating the phrase hoping it sticks.[/QU
Except that of course there is quid pro quo. Or what we like to refer to as- attempted bribery and extortion.
As the witnesses have shown this started with the President sending his private attorney into Ukraine to dig up dirt on the Biden's.
The President instructed various people at the State Department to work with his personal attorney, and they conveyed to the Ukrainians that Giuliani represented the President.
Even before the infamous phone call, the Ukrainians were already being pressured to investigate Burisma and the Biden's by Giuliani's team.
Then came the infamous call- where the President of the United States, acting in his official capacity- asked a foreign government to investigate his political rival.
After that came negotiations by Sondland and Giuliani with the Ukrainians- to get them to commit to a public declaration of an investigation into his political rival.
What was the President using to pay off the Ukrainians? Military aid money and a very coveted meeting with Trump in the White House.
The quid pro quo.
That Trump failed is because of the whistleblower- pure and simple. After Trump found out about the whistleblower report, the aid(not all of it) was released.
Trump's secret attempt to get Ukraine to investigate his political rival failed.
Except that of course there is quid pro quo. Or what we like to refer to as- attempted bribery and extortion.
As the witnesses have shown this started with the President sending his private attorney into Ukraine to dig up dirt on the Biden's.
The President instructed various people at the State Department to work with his personal attorney, and they conveyed to the Ukrainians that Giuliani represented the President.
Even before the infamous phone call, the Ukrainians were already being pressured to investigate Burisma and the Biden's by Giuliani's team.
Then came the infamous call- where the President of the United States, acting in his official capacity- asked a foreign government to investigate his political rival.
After that came negotiations by Sondland and Giuliani with the Ukrainians- to get them to commit to a public declaration of an investigation into his political rival.
What was the President using to pay off the Ukrainians? Military aid money and a very coveted meeting with Trump in the White House.
The quid pro quo.
That Trump failed is because of the whistleblower- pure and simple. After Trump found out about the whistleblower report, the aid(not all of it) was released.
Trump's secret attempt to get Ukraine to investigate his political rival failed
When asked direct questions each witness said there was no quid pro quo...you have nothing.