Name:   johndoe - Subject:   ''There was no quid pro quo''...GOP talking point Date:   10/6/2019 12:56:51 PM

While there clearly was a quid pro quo - it's abundantly evident from the redacted transcript of the call released by the WH - the argument about whether it exists is nothing but an attempted diversion by #45 and his toadies. His attempt to get a foreign power to intervene in a US election - by "investigating" (translation from Mobster to English: getting dirt on) a political opponent is both a criminal violation and an impeachable offense. Withholding military aid appropriated by Congress in pursuit of the dirt constitutes extortion and bribery. Using the power of the POTUS to pursue personal benefit to the detriment of the national interest is a high crime.

This is a textbook case for impeachment, exactly as the founding fathers envisioned. All you "original construction conservatives" will recognize this fact. He will be impeached, along with his accomplices Pence, Barr, and Pompeo. They will all end up behind bars. Perry is getting out while he's still a free man, although that may not last long. Given the current reversal of public opinion towards favoring impeachment, the odds that he will be convicted in the Senate are improving.