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Phrase used by Donald Trump
"There was no quid pro quo " was a phrase frequently employed by
Donald Trump and his supporters in reference to the
Trump–Ukraine scandal during the
first impeachment of Donald Trump , denying that a
quid pro quo extortion attempt had taken place.
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[2]
History
After
Bill Taylor wrote to then-ambassador
Gordon Sondland ,"...I think it’s crazy to withhold security assistance for help with a political campaign" on September 8, 2019, Sondland asked Trump "What do you want from Ukraine?", to which Trump responded by saying "Nothing. There is no quid pro quo ."
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[4]
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Trump first publicly used the term on September 22, 2019, speaking to reporters about his phone call with
Volodymyr Zelenskyy .
[6] On September 25, at a press conference in New York, Trump again denied extortion of Ukraine by saying "I didn’t do it. There was no quid pro quo ."
[7]
On October 17, 2019,
Mick Mulvaney , then-
White House Chief of Staff , said in a press meeting: "Let me be clear, there was absolutely no quid pro quo between Ukrainian
military aid and any investigation into the
2016 election ."
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Press interpretation
Some newspapers, including
NBC
[3] and
CNN ,
[6] have characterized Trump's use of the phrase as a means of sidetracking the charges actually levied against him:
abuse of power . A quid pro quo was established early in the
first impeachment trial of Donald Trump .
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References
^ Santucci, Jeanine (18 October 2022).
"How the Trump White House's messaging evolved on whether there was a Ukraine quid pro quo" . USA TODAY .
Archived from the original on December 15, 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-15 .
^ Martin, Rachel (October 26, 2019).
"From Simple Exchange To Shakedown: The Evolution Of 'Quid Pro Quo' " . NPR .
Archived from the original on December 15, 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-15 .
^
a
b Kanefield, Teri (23 October 2019).
"Opinion | 'No quid pro quo?' Why Trump's impeachment defense sounds a lot like his Mueller defense" . NBC News .
Archived from the original on December 15, 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-15 .
^ Davis, Aaron; Hudson, John.
"Trump's envoy to testify that 'no quid pro quo' came from Trump" .
Washington Post .
Archived from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2022 .
^ Graham, David A. (2019-10-22).
"William Taylor Delivers the Smoking Gun" . The Atlantic .
Archived from the original on December 15, 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-15 .
^
a
b Wolf, Zachary B. (2019-10-23).
" 'No quid pro quo': How Trump wants to sidetrack impeachment | CNN Politics" . CNN .
Archived from the original on December 15, 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-15 .
^ Stracqualursi, Veronica (2019-09-26).
"Quid pro quo: What it means | CNN Politics" . CNN .
Archived from the original on December 15, 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-15 .
^ Wu, John Fritze, David Jackson and Nicholas.
"Mick Mulvaney acknowledges Trump held up aid to pressure Ukraine, then rows back" . USA TODAY .
Archived from the original on December 15, 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-15 . {{
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^ Phillips, Amber.
"Ambassador Taylor lays out how he understood the quid pro quo" .
Washington Post .
Archived from the original on October 28, 2020.