Asking is, by definition in fact and law, an attempt to do something. Asking an undercover cop for drugs is attempt. Asking a hitman to kill your husband is attempt. Asking your A.G. to block the U.S. election is attempt.
That’s what I mean by your doing mental gymnastics.
You realize it’s illegal to use public office (e.g., by firing and replacing the U.S. Attorney General) for personal gain, right?
We criminalize attempt too.
The mental gymnastics to defend Trump are wild.
Asking is, by definition in fact and law, an attempt to do something. Asking an undercover cop for drugs is attempt. Asking a hitman to kill your husband is attempt. Asking your A.G. to block the U.S. election is attempt.
That’s what I mean by your doing mental gymnastics.