"It's Latin for 'something for something.'" By DANA MILBANK Washington Post | Saturday, February 1, 2020, 12:05 a.m. Share this story. TALK TO US. And abuse of power is not a crime. Read more from Dana Milbank’s archive, follow him on Twitter or subscribe to his updates on Facebook. Follow Dana Milbank on Twitter, @Milbank. But that's pro forma for a president who sold his soul (quid pro animo) and made his office a quid pro mimo: this for a farce. In an instant, the impeachment inquiry no longer rested on the credibility of a whistleblower, nor arguments about the meaning of quid pro quo. So are Trump's defenders. Here's a perfect impeachment defense. But that's pro forma for a president who sold his soul (quid pro animo) and made his office a quid pro mimo: this for a farce. A column such as this one by Dana Milbank explains why I read the Washington Post every day. But that’s pro forma for a president who sold his soul (quid pro animo) and made his office a quid pro mimo: this for a farce. Follow Dana Milbank on Twitter, @Milbank. In the Trump impeachment inquiry, we have the blow-by-blow evidence of a quid pro quo presented by this case’s truth-teller, ... Dana Milbank: Welcome to the quid pro … Follow Dana Milbank on Twitter, @Milbank. Enter Mick Mulvaney, deus ex machina, to destroy Trump's defense. ... Dana Milbank writes for The Washington Post. ... "There was no quid pro quo." Dana Milbank: A shame Trump canceled subscription. At the end of my last post, I referred to Dana Milbank’s tongue-in-cheek suggestion that there was no quid pro quo because Trump intended no quid pro quo.Actually, that’s pretty much his actual position—which illustrates the point that, yes, irony has well and truly died. But that's pro forma for a president who sold his soul (quid pro animo) and made his office a quid pro mimo: this for a farce. Read more from Dana Milbank’s archive , follow him on Twitter or subscribe to his updates on Facebook . A A. Milbank,Dana.png. ADVERTISING. No, it's a witch hunt! "Quid pro quo: Had to look it up," announced Rep. Rod Blum, R-Iowa. In an instant, the impeachment inquiry no longer rested on the credibility or motives of a whistleblower, nor arguments about the meaning of quid pro quo. Dana Milbank Follow Dana Milbank on Twitter, @Milbank. But that’s pro forma for a president who sold his soul (quid pro animo) and made his office a quid pro mimo: this for a farce. A blatant quid pro asino (this for a fool). Dana Milbank: Trump has turned White House into quid pro freak show Oct 21, 2019 {{featured_button_text}} Dana Milbank ... admitted Trump committed the sine qua non of a quid pro quo… He can't be impeached because the quid pro quo wasn't consummated. A blatant quid pro asino (this for a fool). No this for that. As the call notes were being released, a joint House committee opened a hearing on Trump's lease of the Old Post Office, now the Trump International Hotel in Washington. "No quid pro quo" became "We do that all the time." By dianeravitch November 11, 2019 // 13. Dana Milbank is an op-ed columnist. Thursday, October 24th 2019. There was laughter in the gallery at the 63-year-old legislator's new discovery. I am reminded of a story I read some years ago. Enter Mick Mulvaney, deus ex machina, to destroy Trump's defense. WASHINGTON -- Et tu, Mulvaney? by Dana Milbank.