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    ‘I want nothing!’ — Trump denies Sondland’s claim there was a Ukraine ‘quid pro quo’
    Nov20

    ‘I want nothing!’ — Trump denies Sondland’s claim there was a Ukraine ‘quid pro quo’

    Trump also says of Sondland that “I don’t know him very well. I have not spoken to him much … seems like a nice guy, though,” Trump said. …read more Source::...

    Giuliani seeks to distance himself from Sondland
    Nov20

    Giuliani seeks to distance himself from Sondland

    Rudy Giuliani, the personal attorney for President Trump, sought to defend his involvement in the Ukraine controversy as Sondland testified about his role.”I came into this at Volker’s request. Sondland is speculat… …read more Source:: The...

    Ken Starr: Sondland’s Testimony ‘Has Been One Of Those Bombshell Days’
    Nov20

    Ken Starr: Sondland’s Testimony ‘Has Been One Of Those Bombshell Days’

    Former independent counsel and Fox News contributor Ken Starr argued that EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland’s public testimony Wednesday was a “bombshell” day. During an interview on Fox News during a break in the hearing, Starr reacted to Sondland’s testimony by saying that the news “doesn’t look good” for President Trump. Sondland...

    Ambassador Sondland testifies of quid pro quo linking investigations and a WH meeting; Republicans push back on claims
    Nov20

    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...

    The Hill’s 12:30 Report — Presented by Johnson & Johnson — Sondland affirms quid pro quo for Ukraine in public testimony
    Nov20

    The Hill’s 12:30 Report — Presented by Johnson & Johnson — Sondland affirms quid pro quo for Ukraine in public testimony

    To view past editions of The Hill’s 12:30 Report, click here: … …read more Source:: The...

    Pence aide denies discussion of link in Ukraine aid holdup
    Nov20

    Pence aide denies discussion of link in Ukraine aid holdup

    A top aide to Vice President Mike Pence says a conversation described by EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland about a link between military aid for Ukraine and investigations ‘never happened’ …read more Source:: The Washington...

    Pompeo Was in the Loop
    Nov20

    Pompeo Was in the Loop

    Mike Pompeo tried to stay out of it. He tried to block certain State Department officials from testifying in the House impeachment inquiry. He didn’t admit for days that he had listened in on the phone call at the heart of that inquiry, in which President Donald Trump asked Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate a...

    Sondland Implicates Pence In Comment About Quid Pro Quo
    Nov20

    Sondland Implicates Pence In Comment About Quid Pro Quo

    Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland relayed an exchange he had with Vice President Mike Pence when he alluded to the quid pro quo, and Pence nodded in response. Sondland said that it happened at a “briefing” with multiple people in the room just before Pence left to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Warsaw on September 1. Sondland...

    Pence’s office denies he spoke with Sondland about investigations
    Nov20

    Pence’s office denies he spoke with Sondland about investigations

    Vice President Mike Pence’s office pushed back on Sondland’s testimony Wednesday that he raised concerns that aid for Ukraine had become tied to Trump’s desire for investigations.”The Vice President never had a con… …read more Source:: The...

    ‘We Followed the President’s Orders’: Gordon Sondland Says There Was a Quid Pro Quo
    Nov20

    ‘We Followed the President’s Orders’: Gordon Sondland Says There Was a Quid Pro Quo

    Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, told the House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday that there was an explicit and well-understood quid pro quo between the U.S. and Ukraine: If the latter country wanted a White House meeting with President Donald Trump, then Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy needed to publicly...