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What do we learn from Sondland’s testimony?

Nov 21, 2019 · On Wednesday, Gordon D. Sondland returned to the House impeachment inquiry, his memory significantly refreshed, and effectively rewrote his own testimony last month about President Trump’s ...

Who is John Sondland?

Nov 06, 2019 · A lawyer for Fiona Hill, who previously served as the top White House expert on Russia, is pushing back against claims made by a Trump-appointed diplomat whose deposition transcript was publicly ...

What does Gordon Sondland do now?

Oct 25, 2019 · Robert Luskin, the legal counselor of Gordon Sondland, has openly disputed parts of U.S. diplomat William Taylor’s testimony regarding the Ukraine Scandal. This would be the latest of many incongruencies on this witch hunt led by the Democrats in the House against President Donald Trump.

What did Sondland ask Ukrainian officials during private White House Talk?

Oct 08, 2019 · “Pursuant to the House of Representatives’ impeachment inquiry, we are hereby transmitting a subpoena that compels you to appear at a deposition on October 16, 2019, at 9:30 a.m. at the Capitol, HVC-304, and to produce the documents set forth in the accompanying schedule by October 14, 2019,” the Chairmen wrote. Subpoena for Deposition

What did Sondland say during the hearing?

During the hearing, Sondland undercut a key Trump defense and simultaneously confirmed a claim from the whistleblower complaint that triggered the impeachment inquiry. Zelensky “had to announce the investigations,” Sondland said, referring to the probes into Biden’s family and the 2016 election.

Who did Sondland implicate in the investigation?

Sondland implicated Pence, Pompeo and Mulvaney. Republicans have argued that Giuliani could have been running a shadow foreign policy without the involvement or knowledge of other senior White House and State Department officials, but Sondland contradicted that several times in his testimony. Play.

What company did Sondland investigate?

Sondland recounted several conversations between himself and Trump about Ukraine opening two investigations: one into Burisma, a company where former Vice President Joe Biden’s son was on the board, and another into conspiracies about Ukrainian meddling in the 2016 US election.

Who told Pence he had concerns about the delay in military aid?

Sondland also testified that he had told Pence he had “concerns that the delay in (military) aid had become tied to the issue of investigations” before Pence had a meeting with Zelensky in Warsaw, Poland, on September 1, implying Pence was aware of the “investigations” in the first place.

Was there a quid pro quo in Ukraine?

Sondland: Yes, there was a quid pro quo. David Holmes, a U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, during a public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents.

Who is David Holmes?

David Holmes, a U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, during a public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Did Sondland say he knew Trump wanted to investigate the Bidens?

Under aggressive questioning from Democrats, Sondland refused to say he realized that Trump was asking Ukraine to investigate the Bidens. He wouldn’t go there. Instead, he said he knew only that Trump and Giuliani wanted Zelensky to probe Burisma.