re: #302 Belafon

This morning I’m sure he thinks “in the public interest” has meaning in his sentence.

if one were being charitable, he got it exactly backwards

he said

“If a president did something that he believes will help him get elected, in the public interest, that cannot be the kind of quid pro quo that results in impeachment.”

- something he believes will help get him elected
- and also happens to be in the public interest

he should have said

“If a president did something that is in the public interest, that he also believes will help him get elected, that cannot be the kind of quid pro quo that results in impeachment.”

because clearly some things, actually lots of things in the national interest can also have election consequences

he didnt say that
because he didnt mean that