What on earth is Turley even talking about here? "The only three direct conversations with President Trump do not contain a statement of quid pro quo and two expressly deny such a precondition."
The only conclusion I can make is that Prof. Turley believes Trump saying "no quid pro quo but I want Zelensky to personally announce investigations" is *denying* a precondition.
And he's also counting Sondland's version of the same call as a separate call.
And he's also counting Sondland's version of the same call as a separate call.
Wow: "The House testimony is replete with references to witnesses like John Bolton, Rudy Giuliani, and Mike Mulvaney who clearly hold material information. To impeach a president on such a record would be to expose every future president to the same type of inchoate impeachment."
The Republican witness for today has taken the position that no president can ever be impeached so long as he instructs those with knowledge of his crimes to disregard the subpoenas that compel them to testify.
