A Republican congressman defended Trump’s conduct towards Ukraine by saying that “if there was a quid pro quo, it certainly wasn’t a very effective one.”

“Concern is different than rising to the level of impeachment,” Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., told NBC’s “Meet the Press” when host Chuck Todd asked about allegations Trump tied Ukraine aid to an investigation of the Biden family. “I look at it this way: The aid is there and the investigations didn’t happen. So, if there was a quid pro quo, it certainly wasn’t a very effective one.”

He said what’s “best” for the public is to read the White House’s call summary of the July 25 call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and “make a judgment on whether what happened there is worth putting the country through an incredibly divisive process” of impeachment. The White House’s summary of the call shows Trump asking for a “favor” from Zelenskiy shortly after the two discussed U.S. support for Ukraine.

White House counselor Kellyanne Conway made similar comments on “Fox News Sunday,” saying that if Trump conditioned military aid, appropriated by Congress, on Ukraine probing the Bidens, it would not be an impeachable offense. Read more

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A Republican congressman defended Trump’s conduct towards Ukraine by saying that “if there was a quid pro quo, it certainly wasn’t a very effective one.”

A Republican congressman defended Trump’s conduct towards Ukraine by saying that “if there was a quid pro quo, it certainly wasn’t a very effective one.”

A Republican congressman defended Trump’s conduct towards Ukraine by saying that “if there was a quid pro quo, it certainly wasn’t a very effective one.”

A Republican congressman defended Trump’s conduct towards Ukraine by saying that “if there was a quid pro quo, it certainly wasn’t a very effective one.”