Stop Claiming ‘No Quid Pro Quo’

The President’s best Ukraine defense has always been that any quid pro quo demand was not close to an impeachable offense.

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President Donald Trump speaks to reporter on the South Lawn of the White House, October 25, 2019.

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Editor’s Note: This is the first of a two-column series this weekend, dealing with recent developments in the impeachment inquiry that House Democrats are conducting in connection with President Trump’s dealings with the government of Ukraine.

Quid pro quo . . . it’s the new “by the book.”

Andrew C. McCarthy

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Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.

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