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Gordon Sondland Admits He Told Ukraine Aid Was Tied to Biden Probe


OLIVIER DOULIERYIn a dramatic addition in his previous testimony, Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, now says he told Ukrainians they should announce anti-corruption investigations if they wanted to get congressionally-authorized U.S. military aid. When the push for the statement was being made, Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani was trying to persuade the Ukrainians to say they would probe a company whose board included former Vice President Joe Biden’s son. Sondland, who previously said the aid came without strings attached, said that after reading testimony from other impeachment investigation witnesses he freshly recalled details from a conversation with …read more

Source:: The Daily Beast

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