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Originally Posted by wdmso
Mr Mulvaney later backtracked on his earlier remarks, saying the media had "decided to misconstrue my comments".
Again we did not hear what was said . even the Tape recording "decided to misconstrue my comments". typical
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In the words of Pete F. "Diplomacy is always Quid pro quo". Any leverage that Mulvaney referred to was in the vein of Pete's quote. Mulvaney clarified his previous general comment (or "backtracked" as you characterize it) by stating specifically what he meant, leverage in regard to corruption and lack of aid by other countries.
Ukraine President said he didn't know about the money being withheld until after the phone call, so it couldn't have been a quid pro quo.