Interesting tactic---raise the condemnation of the dysfunctional administration while dismissing a crime because of their ineptness. Seems reasonable to me
Just for giggles---this term , quid pro quo, is nothing more than Latin white washing the English terms---extortion or bribery if you choose.
Going back to Graham, that might have been the most truthful Graham has been since he flipped on trump.
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