Even casual observers of politics-as-sports realize that the Latin expression quid pro quo (“this for that”) signifies an important legal standard – a red line, if you will.  Courtroom dramas, congressional hearings, and coverage of scandals all reinforce the gravity of crossing the line that in the sand. Thanks to the appearance of the three little words in an FBI summary of a conversation between State Department undersecretary for management Patrick Kennedy and an unnamed FBI agent, the media narrative’s focus on Donald Trump’s alleged boorishness long ago has been disrupted.  Even CNN took notice: A top official at the State Department repeatedly sought to have the FBI back down on classifying the contents of an email from Hillary Clinton's private email server, documents released Monday revealed. According to notes from interviews conducted during an FBI investigation into Clinton's email practices, Undersecretary of...(Read Full Post)