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Mick Mulvaney still has his job at the White House after Ukraine call gaffe

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"I never said there was a quid pro quo cuz (sic) there isn't." (The Slice): Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney still has a job after fallout from  an admission of quid pro quo related to the Ukraine phone call scandal. He put the word "acting" in his title with his performance in an interview over the weekend.  "I never said there was quid pro quo," said Mulvaney on FOX News attempting  to pivot from the words that are on the record. To further clarify that he is now in complete denial he stated, falsely, "My language never said quid pro quo." In fact, he said there was quid pro quo and added "get over it" while discussing the normalcy of the government  holding back funds in negotiations. CRITCAL TO CONTEXT ON THIS MATTER:  Congress has emphasized that violation of the law is not contingent upon the  existence of quid pro quo.  The solicitation of interference form a foreign government is breaking the law....