Republican congressman defends President Trump's conduct towards Ukraine by saying that 'if there was a quid pro quo, it certainly wasn't a very effective one.'
officials spoke to House impeachment investigators in recent weeks detailing concerns with Trump's conduct.published Friday, Republicans are beginning to shift their defense of Trump from"no quid pro quo occurred" to"so what if it did?" This is counter to Trump and the White House's insistence that he was not attempting to trade military aid for an investigation into the Bidens.
"He tried to essentially bribe a foreign power to interfere in U.S. elections on his side to go after one of his political opponents," Engel said, adding that he believed Trump acted illegally.
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