Gordon Sondland, US ambassador to the EU, is the latest witness to confirm a quid pro quo between Trump and Ukraine

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• Gordon Sondland, the US ambassador to the European Union, became the latest witness in the impeachment inquiry to confirm an explicit quid pro quo between the Trump administration and Ukraine.
• Sondland confirmed to Congress that the administration leveraged military aid to Ukraine for investigations into former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter. 
• He described the pressure to investigate the Bidens as "insidious" and said it was improper. When asked if he thought it was illegal, he said, "I'm not a lawyer, but I assume so." 
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Gordon Sondland, the US ambassador to the European Union, became the latest witness in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump to confirm that the administration leveraged military aid for investigations into his political rival, former Vice President Joe Biden, and his son, Hunter. 

The three House Committees pursuing the impeachment inquiry just released excerpts from the closed-door testimony of Sondland and former US Special Envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker.

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