Washington – Ambassador Gordon Sondland told House impeachment investigators on Wednesday that he worked with Rudy Giuliani on Ukraine at the “express direction” of President Donald Trump and pushed for a political “quid pro quo” with Kiev because it was what Trump wanted.
“Mr Giuliani was expressing the desires of the president of the United States and we knew that these investigations were important to the president,” said Sondland, the most highly anticipated witness.
In a blockbuster morning of testimony, Sondland’s opening remarks included several key details: He confirmed that he spoke with Trump on a cellphone from a busy Kiev restaurant …read more
Source:: Independent Online
