1. This will be a thread of Republican members of Congress who defended Trump by saying there was not a quid pro quo but now say Bolton's claim that Trump told him there was a quid pro quo is irrelevant
2. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX):
12/23: "No quid pro quo... The Democratic grounds for ousting President Trump are weak"
1/27: Bolton's claim is "nothing different than what we’ve already heard"
12/23: "No quid pro quo... The Democratic grounds for ousting President Trump are weak"
1/27: Bolton's claim is "nothing different than what we’ve already heard"
3. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX):
1/15: Quid pro quo allegations were "hearsay... people who had no direct evidence, witnesses who'd never even met President Trump"
1/27: On Bolton: "It doesn’t change the underlying facts"
1/15: Quid pro quo allegations were "hearsay... people who had no direct evidence, witnesses who'd never even met President Trump"
1/27: On Bolton: "It doesn’t change the underlying facts"
4. Senator James Inhofe (R-OK):
1/24: Inhofe said the major problem with the case against Trump was that "not one of the witnesses… was a first-hand witness."
1/27: Calling Bolton (a first-hand witness) is just an effort to "string this thing out as long as they can"
1/24: Inhofe said the major problem with the case against Trump was that "not one of the witnesses… was a first-hand witness."
1/27: Calling Bolton (a first-hand witness) is just an effort to "string this thing out as long as they can"
5. Congressman Doug Collins (R-GA)
9/26: Collins tweeted that there was "zero quid pro quo" in the case against Trump.
1/27: In response to Bolton's first-hand account of Trump admitting to a quid pro quo, Collins said, "the facts haven't changed."
9/26: Collins tweeted that there was "zero quid pro quo" in the case against Trump.
1/27: In response to Bolton's first-hand account of Trump admitting to a quid pro quo, Collins said, "the facts haven't changed."
6. Congressman Mark Meadows (R-NC)
10/3: Meadows told reporters that "we do know is there was definitely no quid pro quo."
1/27: Meadows called Bolton's first-hand account of a quid pro quo "a desperate attempt [by Democrats] to resusciate [sic] their dying political dreams."
10/3: Meadows told reporters that "we do know is there was definitely no quid pro quo."
1/27: Meadows called Bolton's first-hand account of a quid pro quo "a desperate attempt [by Democrats] to resusciate [sic] their dying political dreams."
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8. Congressman Jody Hice (R-GA)
10/22: Hice tweeted that there was "no quid pro quo and no pressure."
1/27: Hice called Bolton's first-hand account of Trump admitting to a quid pro quo "hype," and asserted that "the basic facts stay the same."
10/22: Hice tweeted that there was "no quid pro quo and no pressure."
1/27: Hice called Bolton's first-hand account of Trump admitting to a quid pro quo "hype," and asserted that "the basic facts stay the same."
9. Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH)
10/21: Jordan tweeted: "It's been very clear. No quid pro quo."
1/27: Jordan tweeted that Bolton's account of the quid pro quo "doesn’t alter the… fundamental facts of the case."
10/21: Jordan tweeted: "It's been very clear. No quid pro quo."
1/27: Jordan tweeted that Bolton's account of the quid pro quo "doesn’t alter the… fundamental facts of the case."
