Section: TPM (USA)
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...
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...
Fox Host Bret Baier Says Sondland’s Testimony Is ‘Very Damaging’ To GOP Talking Points
Fox News anchor Bret Baier noted that Ambassador Gordon Sondland’s public testimony on Wednesday dealt a major blow to Republicans’ defense of President Donald Trump in the impeachment investigation. “This, listen, on its face is very damaging to some of the arguments the GOP has been making,” Baier said during a brief break in the...
Nunes Shouts About Tired Conspiracies, Ignores Sondland’s Damning Testimony
Stating he wanted to “get back to the facts of the matter here,” House Intelligence Committee ranking member Devin Nunes (R-CA) used the beginning of his questioning time Wednesday to quiz Gordon Sondland on various Republican conspiracy theories, remarkably ignoring the very damning testimony Sondland had given minutes earlier. Despite...
Schiff Calls Sondland’s Testimony ‘Among The Most Significant Evidence To Date’
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) on Wednesday called the testimony of the ambassador to the European Union, Gordon Sondland, “among the most significant evidence to date” in the ongoing impeachment inquiry. Sondland testified Tuesday that he was pursuing President Donald Trump’s priorities when he pushed Ukraine for...
WH Goes On Offense Against Schiff During Sondland Hearing
The White House went on offense against House Intel Committee Chair Adam Schiff (D-CA) in the midst EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland’s public testimony Wednesday. On Wednesday morning, the White House railed against Schiff shortly after he called Sondland’s testimony “among the most significant evidence to date” in the ongoing...
Sondland Confirms Public Announcement Was More Crucial Than Actual Probes
Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland confirmed publicly on Wednesday that Ukraine announcing investigations advantageous to President Trump’s political interests was more important than the investigations themselves. Sondland made the confirmation while being questioned by House Intel Committee Chair Adam Schiff (D-CA) during...
WH Tried To Read Sondland Testimony Ahead Of Hearing But Was Denied
The White House attempted to get access to EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland’s explosive opening statement days before his public hearing, but was denied access by Sondland’s lawyers, the Washington Post reported Wednesday. White House lawyers were particularly interested in what Sondland might say about Trump’s actions surrounding...
Pam Bondi Says Trump Likely Won’t Testify In Impeachment Inquiry
Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi believes that President Trump likely won’t testify before the House committees probing impeachment. During an interview with “CBS This Morning” Wednesday morning, Bondi said that Trump “did nothing wrong.” On Monday, Trump said in a tweet thread that he will “strongly consider” House Speaker Nancy...
The Big Highlights From Gordon Sondland’s Public Impeachment Testimony
Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland substantially shifted his testimony to point the finger for the Ukraine pressure campaign at President Trump and his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, flipping the onetime Trump donor from a participant in the effort to pressure Kyiv into manufacturing political dirt into a key witness in the impeachment...
