Govt doesn’t normally have recorded quid pro quo’s on them. The pressure is applied like freezing the aid and then having a nice reasonable conversation telling the victim what you want. Both messages are delivered loud and clear. Leaving aside the criminality or impeachability of the whole thing, I see it as a gut check moment for the nation. Is this what and who we want as the Chief Magistrate? Is our standard so low that only criminal conduct disqualifies someone from that office? Does character matter at all? Past generations have passed those tests. Not sure about this one.