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Shapiro: Democrats’ ‘Quid Pro Quo’ Claim Against Trump Is Weak; Here’s Why

John Bickley
Shapiro: Democrats’ ‘Quid Pro Quo’ Claim Against Trump Is Weak; Here’s Why
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The Democrats are pushing forward an impeachment inquiry into President Trump over his much-analyzed July 25 call with Ukrainian President Vlodymyr Zelensky, which Democrats characterize as Trump “pressuring” Zelensky to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden in part by offering the president a quid pro quo in the form of withheld aid to the country if he fails to act — a charge Trump’s camp adamantly denies.

So what evidence do Democrats have that Trump actually offered a “quid pro quo” to his Ukrainian counterpart for dirt on his political rival? In a series of tweets Thursday, Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief Ben Shapiro looked at the evidence and found the charge of Trump’s “aid-based quid pro quo” to be “pretty weak tea.”

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