Gordon D. Sondland, the ambassador to the European Union, gave a more robust description of his role in alerting top Ukrainian officials that they needed to go along with investigative requests by the president’s personal lawyer. © Erin Schaff/The New York Times
New York Times: Sondland Updates Impeachment Testimony, Describing Ukraine Quid Pro Quo
WASHINGTON — A critical witness in the impeachment inquiry offered Congress substantial new testimony this week, revealing that he told a top Ukrainian official that the country likely would not receive American military aid unless it publicly committed to investigations President Trump wanted.
The disclosure from Gordon D. Sondland, the United States ambassador to the European Union, in four new pages of sworn testimony released on Tuesday, confirmed his involvement in laying out a quid pro quo to Ukraine that he had previously not acknowledged. The issue is at the heart of the impeachment investigation into Mr. Trump, which turns on the allegation the president abused his power to extract political favors from a foreign power.
Mr. Trump has consistently maintained that he did nothing wrong and that there was no quid pro quo with Ukraine.
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Update #1: Impeachment probe: Diplomat says he knew why US aid withheld (AP).
Update #2: U.S. diplomat Sondland discusses possible ‘quid pro quo’ in new impeachment testimony (Reuters).
WNU Editor: Here we go again. The media is again making a big case out of nothing. When I read Gordon D. Sondland's testimony, it is clear that he is just stating his opinion on what he felt was happening. He definitely did not provide any evidence on being told to get a quid pro quo. In fact, he does not even know who initiated this qui-pro-quo demand in the first place! And that sums up the problem with this entire process. Everyone is just giving their opinion while providing no evidence. But the evidence that has been provided is the opposite of the narrative that many in the media and Democrats want. We have the official remarks from the Ukraine President and Foreign Minister who have stated categorically that there was no pressure. We have the transcript itself that shows no evidence of pressure from President Trump on the Ukraine President to help the US government on a corruption case against the Bidens. And more importantly, Ukraine did get their aid, and they did not start an investigation on why the Biden family were the beneficiaries of an enormous amount of money for basically no work. So where is the case for impeachment?
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Sondland Updates Impeachment Testimony, Describing Ukraine Quid Pro Quo
In a substantial update to his initial account, Gordon D. Sondland recounted how he told Ukrainian officials military aid was tied to their commitment to investigations President Trump wanted.
The new testimony from Gordon D. Sondland, the ambassador to the European Union, confirmed his involvement in essentially laying out a quid pro quo to Ukraine that he had not acknowledged.
"And that sums up the problem with this entire process. Everyone is just giving their opinion while providing no evidence. But the evidence that has been provided is the opposite of the narrative that many in the media and Democrats want. "
So many delusional people. So many problems.
It is why a film like "The Purge" makes sense to many.
"I didn't think there was a quid pro quo before I thought there was a quid pro quo."
Pathetic. The Dems are beating this dead horse bloody.
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