Not the first time

Tonight on Rachel Maddow's show she had a segment which delved into the *first* time Trump had a quid pro quo with Ukraine, in 2017, when he sent Giuliani to offer then president Poroshenko military aid in return for dropping investigations of his campaign manager Paul Manafort.

Here's an article from last year about Ukraine freezing the investigation of Manafort ... Ukraine Seeking US Missles Halted Cooperation With Mueller Investigation

In the United States, Paul J. Manafort is facing prosecution on charges of money laundering and financial fraud stemming from his decade of work for a pro-Russian political party in Ukraine.

But in Ukraine, where officials are wary of offending President Trump, four meandering cases that involve Mr. Manafort, Mr. Trump’s former campaign chairman, have been effectively frozen by Ukraine’s chief prosecutor.

The cases are just too sensitive for a government deeply reliant on United States financial and military aid, and keenly aware of Mr. Trump’s distaste for the investigation by the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, into possible collusion between Russia and his campaign, some lawmakers say ...

Now we know why.