Lol the GOP is so pathetic. They should have just said “so what?” from the beginning. It was inevitable they would say “so what?” What a bunch of fucking cowards.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-impeachment-quid-pro-quo-republicans-191813907.html
Republicans Now Say It Doesn't Matter If There Was A Quid Pro Quo With Ukraine
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-impeachment-quid-pro-quo-republicans-191813907.html
Republicans Now Say It Doesn't Matter If There Was A Quid Pro Quo With Ukraine
But Republicans changed their story on the matter this week after The New York Times revealed the existence of a book manuscript from former national security adviser John Bolton. The book, which is due to be released later this year, alleges that Trump told Bolton directly that the aid to Ukraine was tied to the Ukrainian government opening investigations into Biden and his son.
The revelation from a first-hand witness threatened to derail Republican desires for a quick acquittal of Trump in the Senate impeachment trial this week and upped the pressure on them to allow witnesses such as Bolton to testify and new documents to be presented during the proceedings.
During their opening arguments in the Senate, Trump’s defense team contended that even if Bolton’s account were true, it would not merit the removal of a president during an election year. Their argument opened the door for some Republican senators to acknowledge that Trump did, in fact, withhold Ukraine aid, but that it didn’t merit his removal from office because he was morally justified in seeking investigations into the Bidens.