This what happens when you ignore all fact contrary to your emotion based political bigotry Peggy. You make a total ass of yourself
The Never Trumper on the US House Committee, )the guy from TX who is a person foe of Trump) osaid the Dems have no case. You really need pry open your bigoted ignorant mind and finally start thinking for the 1st time in 30 years
Well, yes, they have no case IN THE SENSE that Trump didn't do anything wrong.
Making the last ditch in this matter "no quid pro quo" is the same error as making Nixon's last ditch "he didn't know about it".
Once you choose the last ditch, you have to defend it 100%.
A US President putting pressure on foreign leaders is normal behavior. No foreign leader has the rights and privileges of a US citizen. All normal diplomatic behavior could be characterized as extortion, bribery, or other nefarious activities if they were carried out in the domestic sphere against US citizens.
The correct defense for Trump is NOT "no quid pro quo". Of course Trump wanted something from Ukraine, and of course the expectation of Ukraine getting something in return was implicit in the phone call, or else, why do it?
The correct defense was that this was normal Presidential behavior, that he was well within his rights to do it, that the State Department, the NSC, the CIA, and the press do. not make US foreign policy, the President does, "you're goddam right I ordered the Code Red", and impeach me if you dare.