You can’t accept a thing of value from a foreign power,
You apparently don’t understand even this much. It has to be worth $5k in currency to be a misdemeanor, and $25k to be a felony. It doesn’t apply to ephemeral things in any way. your interpretation implies getting a ride from the airport, or a hug, would be a crime. Silliness on stilts.
much less extort it by illegally withholding aid.
The aid withholding wasn’t illegal, and wasn’t even questionable unless it went past Sept 30th. Both a treaty we have had with the Ukraine for over two decades, as well as the law funding the aid itself *command* the President to perform diligence against corruption before passing on the aid - but beyond that, until Sept 30 it is completely at his whimsical discretion. After that point, he can still with-hold it, but has to inform Congress.
and it’s described clearly in the July 25 call transcript.
You’re hallucinating. The aid wasn’t even discussed...at all. The closest mention was Zelenskyy mentioning Trump’s administration has been very supportive of the Ukraine’s defense and that they are almost ready to buy more Javelins.
He was tweeting about a Fox News poll that showed Biden beating him by 10 points one hour before the call with Zelensky. The thing of value was not a hug, it was colluding with a foreign power in blowing up a political rival.