But, you know, let me first, before I started answering all the detailed questions, let me just talk about why I’m pretty sympathetic with what President Trump has gone through. TODD: Senator— JOHNSON: —Special counsel appointed that has hampered his entire investigation— TODD: Senator? TODD: Senator— JOHNSON: Who leaked? ...I’ve bolded the section where Johnson finally answers the first question Todd asked. He was trying to say that he had asked Trump whether there was a quid pro quo, and Trump had denied it.

Source: Washington Post October 06, 2019 18:14 UTC