October 18, 2019
On Ukraine and 'quid pro quo', the Trump White House's inconsistent messaging fuels impeachment inquiry
Will the contradictions become a problem?
Aaron Colen
Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney's comments about Ukraine during a Thursday press conference, and the subsequent walking back of those comments, highlighted a growing problem with the Trump administration's defense against Democrats' impeachment inquiry — officials don't seem to agree on what did and what did not happen.
Mulvaney appeared to undermine the administration's "no quid pro quo" defense regarding President Donald Trump's July 25 call with Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky, before saying later in the day that there was no connection between delayed aid to Ukraine and their cooperation with investigations President Trump was asking for.
Quid pro quo, or no?
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