ADADThat line has been crossed, demonstrably — and Trump’s legal team doesn’t seem to contest it. During its defense presentation, Trump’s impeachment lawyers were also quick to point out that there is no explicit quid pro quo during the call with Zelensky himself. When it was noted that this constituted a quid pro quo, Mulvaney shrugged. Because of a chain of interactions the day of the call in which the quid pro quo was conveyed to Ukraine directly. The bigger point is that Zelensky mentions the quo — visit to Washington — in the context of the quid, the investigation.

Source: Washington Post January 30, 2020 18:16 UTC