California Gov Was Reportedly Told He’d Have to Do the White House a Favor to Get Help With Testing Swabs

California Gov. Gavin Newsom was told by the White House at the height of the coronavirus pandemic that he’d have to personally appeal to and express gratitude to President Donald Trump if he wanted the federal government to help his state get swabs for COVID-19 testing, The New York Times reports. Sources cited by the Times say it was White House adviser Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law, who voiced the apparent quid pro quo in April. ....
https://www.thedailybeast.com/gov-gavin-newsom-was-told-hed-have-to-do-the-white-house-a-favor-to-get-help-with-testing-swabs-nyt

Trump was willing to halt criminal investigations as 'favor' to dictators, Bolton book says

Donald Trump was willing to halt criminal investigations to “give personal favors to dictators he liked”, according to a new book written by his former national security adviser John Bolton. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/17/john-bolton-book-trump-china-accusations-dictators

Republican Senators Are Now Admitting Trump’s Pressure on Ukraine Was Wrong – Mother Jones

Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) went on Meet The Press on Sunday and said President Donald Trump’s actions in the Ukraine scandal were “improper“—Trump was “crossing the line” by hinging millions in aid on investigating a political opponent—but it was not an impeachable offense. Trump was maybe just incompetent, he argued. Plus, there is an election coming up. Let the people decide, Alexander shrugged.....
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/02/republicans-senators-are-now-admitting-trumps-pressure-on-ukraine-was-wrong/

3 takeaways from Laura Cooper’s and David Hale’s testimony - The Washington Post

Laura Cooper testified that Ukraine asked about its military aid the same day Trump asked Ukraine's president for a favor....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/11/20/takeaways-laura-coopers-david-hales-testimony-about-military-aid-ukraine/