Gordon Sondland is reportedly planning to tell Congress that his 'no quid pro quo' denial on Ukraine came directly from Trump

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• The US ambassador to the European Union will reportedly tell Congress next week that President Donald Trump relayed his message that there was "no quid pro quo" involved in withholding $400 in aid to Ukraine.
• Gordon Sondland will tell lawmakers he doesn't know whether Trump was being truthful when he denied the quid pro quo, The Washington Post reported Saturday.
• A September 9 text exchange between Sondland and the acting ambassador to Ukraine, William Taylor, denied the quid pro quo, and has become a key focus of the House impeachment inquiry.
• The House is looking into whether Trump inappropriately pressed Ukraine to investigate one of his top political rivals, former Vice President Joe Biden.
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The US ambassador to the European Union is reportedly planning to tell Congress that his infamous text message denying a quid pro quo with Ukraine was dictated by President Donald Trump himself — and possibly not truthful.

Gordon Sondland is set to testify Thursday as part of the House impeachment inquiry. He plans to tell lawmakers he doesn't know whether Trump was being truthful when he denied a quid pro quo, The Washington Post reported Saturday, citing a person familiar with his prepared testimony.

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