Forget all the media memes that have been used from day one regarding Trump, Ukraine, and quid pro quo's for a moment.
The following is the most important thing to keep track of.
Did Donald Trump demand that Ukraine not only start any kind of investigation related to American citizens, but did Donald Trump also demand that the investigation be publicly announced by Ukraine. If the answer is yes, then at the very least Trump would need to be censured.
However, if Trump did not demand that the names of those being investigated be publicized, then he did little wrong since the purpose of an investigation is to fact find and the result is unknown until the investigation is complete.
If you have been following the news you have heard various people say "there was no quid pro quo," "there was a quid pro quo", "quid pro quo's are acceptable", there was a "pro quo", and "all that is needed is a quid".
"All that is needed is a quid" was said by Nancy Pelosi and she is completely wrong. "All that is needed is a quid" means as long as Trump asked for anything in return for the Ukraine Weapons deal to go through, then Trump has done wrong according to Pelosi. That is an incorrect perspective. A President is allowed to create an investigative path as long as it ends with objective, verifiable fact finding, and as long as the investigation itself while it is ongoing is not used to impugn the reputation of any one that is being investigated.
As long as the Investigation is neither publicized while it is ongoing, nor is the result tampered with or pre determined, and the result is credible, then Trump has done very little to nothing wrong.
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