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Ambassador Sondland testifies of quid pro quo linking investigations and a WH meeting; Republicans push back on claims


In his opening statement Wednesday during a House impeachment inquiry hearing, U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland testified that there was a quid pro quo for Ukraine to announce investigations into Burisma and 2016 election interference that came from Rudy Giuliani at the guidance of President Trump. “Was there a ‘quid pro quo?'” Sondland asked. “The answer is yes.”Sondland said that Giuliani, Trump’s personal attorney, communicated to the Ukrainians that a White House meeting between President Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky was conditioned on a public statement announcing the launch of investigations, and that Giuliani was acting …read more

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