WHEN NARRATIVES FAIL: Breaking: White House Releases Transcript of April Ukraine Call, Shows No Pre-Conditions for Meeting. “Testimony from the Democrats’ witnesses has suggested that a White House meeting was predicated on Zelensky making a public anti-corruption statement, which many saw as part of the so-called quid pro quo.” Of course, the Democrats’ witnesses weren’t on the call, and were reporting hearsay piled on hearsay.