Ambassador Gordon Sondland never had any firsthand knowledge of any “quid pro quo” involving U.S. military aid for Ukraine in exchange for Ukraine conducting investigations, according to his recently released closed-door testimony as part of the impeachment inquiry.
On Sunday’s broadcast of CNN’s “State of the Union,” Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) argued the testimony from current and former White House officials that contradicted President Donald Trump was “just their impression.” Host Jake Tapper said, “A lot of the people who have
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) on Friday went on a frenzied rant in a series of tweets, praising House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) and encouraging President Trump to “pack up his tanning bed & leave.”
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” Representative Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) stated that U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland’s revised testimony is “a smoking gun.” Espaillat said, “I believe that it’s a smoking gun. I think that Sondland is
CLAIM: Sondland revised his statement to admit a quid pro quo. VERDICT: False. He “presumed” there was one — after media reported one that did not exist.
CLAIM: Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland confirmed, contrary to earlier testimony, that there had been a “quid pro quo” between President Donald Trump and the Ukrainian government: military aid for “dirt.” VERDICT: FALSE. Sondland said that he “presumed” there
“No amount of salacious media-biased headlines, which are clearly designed to influence the narrative, change the fact that the President has done nothing wrong,” Grisham said.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Right Now,” former Obama administration Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said U.S. ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland’s testimony offered “the clear definition of bribery.”
The House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday afternoon released excerpts of transcripts of its interviews with Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, and former U.S. envoy to Ukraine, Kurt Volker, as part of their partisan impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump.
U.S. Acting Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip Reeker reportedly told House impeachment investigators over the weekend that he was unaware of the alleged quid pro quo offer at the center of the probe.
A top U.S. State Department official is reportedly expected to tell House impeachment investigators on Saturday that he was unaware of an alleged push by Trump administration officials for Ukraine to announce an investigation into Joe Biden publicly.
What had been about a whistleblower complaint regarding a specific phone call is now about disputed, third-hand and fourth-hand phone calls that all supposedly took place after Adam Schiff met secretly with the so-called whistleblower.
Democrats are hailing testimony from State Department official Bill Taylor on Tuesday as a “smoking gun,” but Republicans say it’s hearsay.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) reportedly revealed over the weekend that it is opting to keep President Donald Trump’s private lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, at arm’s length.
Outgoing Department of Energy Secretary (DOE) Rick Perry has opted against complying with a subpoena from House Democrats to hand over documents relating to his activities with Ukraine.
U.S. European Union Ambassador Gordon Sondland did not tell House Democrats the Ukraine scandal story they wanted to hear during his impeachment inquiry deposition on Thursday, asserting that he did not play a role in pushing the Eastern European country to investigate Joe Biden and his son.
Representative Jackie Speier (D-CA) on Friday announced she was “ready to vote” on President Donald Trump’s impeachment after hearing testimony from U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland. “[Sondland] was like the enabler,” Speier told CNN “New Day” host John
Sondland testified that Trump told him repeatedly he wanted “nothing” from Ukraine and that there was “no quid pro quo.”
White House counsel Pat Cipollone, however, told the House leaders conducting the impeachment probe it will not cooperate, dismissing the process as an effort to overturn the 2016 presidential elections.
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) indicated over the weekend that the Democrats’ impeachment efforts are not contingent upon evidence of a Ukraine-linked quid pro quo offer.
Gordon Sondland, U.S. ambassador to the European Union, will sit for a deposition as part of the Trump impeachment inquiry, according to his attorney.
A dozen Democrats in the House are calling for U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland to step down amid the unfolding impeachment inquiry scandal linked to Ukraine.
House Democrat leaders on Tuesday subpoenaed Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, to testify at a deposition and hand over documents related to their impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump.
The impeachment inquiry process so far is akin to a “kangaroo court” led by Democrats already convinced Trump is guilty, Republicans said.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) avoided questions from reporters Tuesday after he delivered a statement about U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to block an ambassador from testifying.
President Donald Trump blocked a key ambassador on Monday from testifying to Congress, as Democrats continue their impeachment inquiry based on the president’s phone call with Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The State Department on Tuesday directed Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, not to testify before House investigators heading up the Democrats’ impeachment probe against President Donald Trump.
Newly disclosed text messages show Gordon Sondland, the United States Ambassador to the European Union, defended President Donald Trump’s July 25 telephone call with the leader of Ukraine, affirming the president has said “no quid pro quo of any kind” took place between the heads of state, according to a report.