Old and busted talking points: not a crime.
New and still busted talking points: this wasn’t intel gathering, but routine diplomacy.
worth asking @KellyannePolls to clarify this: She told me yest’day “Any conversation with a foreign leader is classified” but later said “people are calling this person a whistle-blower. OLC actually said this was routine diplomacy..not an intelligence activity by the president.”
— Judy Woodruff (@JudyWoodruff) September 27, 2019
Here’s @RepAndyBarr describing Trump’s attempt to strongarm the Ukrainian government into investigating the Bidens as “routine diplomacy” on NPR this morning. pic.twitter.com/usbYW1WNDj
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 27, 2019
Umm… it’s still criminal acts and a coverup. There’s still a quid pro quo involved to go after Trump’s political enemies by withholding military aid to Ukraine unless Ukraine plays ball.