Defend this defense:

“Neither [Bill Taylor] or any other witness has provided testimony that the Ukrainians were aware the military aid was being withheld. You can’t have a quid pro quo with no quo.”
Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-TX), endorsed by Trump.
Source: Fox & Friends

[i]Your Honor, I didn't kill her because she didn't even know that's what I was doing.[/i]

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SeriouslyFlippant

The Representative’s statement stands well on its own.

All foreign aid does and should have strings, attached, however. It’s an instrument of national power.

QuixoticSoul · 41-45, M

@SeriouslyFlippant Nobody argues that it isn’t. It’s just not supposed to be an instrument of [i]personal[/i] power, especially where the mechanisms of democracy are involved.

SeriouslyFlippant

@QuixoticSoul I agree. Biden doesn’t have two nickels to rub together, so he really doesn’t seem worth the trouble.