Its EXTORTION. "Quid pro quo" is deliberately obscure and confusing framing.

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6. Several MSNBC contributors, analysts, and guests were saying that yesterday

The confusion of the latin can be eliminated by using the terms "bribery" or "extortion" - and I think they preferred "bribery" because that term is explicitly in the Constitution as one of the crimes that a President can be impeached for.

In this instance, I preferred extortion more because that seems to suggest "withholding" or "taking" something away (a threat) if the deed being requested to be done isn't done. I.e., "the military aid will not be released unless you do blah blah...". Whereas bribery seems to suggest "offering" something to have someone do a deed. I.e., "we'll give you $x if you give us access to so-and-so".