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President Trump Implicated in Impeachment Hearing. The US Ambassador to the European Union, Ambassador Gordon Sondland on Wednesday testified to the Senate Committee on Intelligence and Security that ” it was no secret that there was quid pro quo for Ukraine to announce an investigation into President Trump’s political opponents and that the suggestion came from President Trump’s lawyers, Rudy Guiliani.”
Ambassador Sondland also provided emails and text messages that show that President Trump’s inner circle was aware of what was going on. He further stated that he relayed his concerns about linking the $400 million security aid to Ukraine to a quid pro quo investigation to Vice President Pence.
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Everybody Is In The Loop
The Ambassador remarkably said that “Everybody was in the loop.” This is a damning admission that could jeopardise President Trump’s presidency while exonerating himself.
The Ambassador further stated in his opening statement that Senior Aides to the Administration including Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, Acting Chief of Staff, Mick Mulvaney, and Energy Secretary, Rick Perry were aware that Zelensky, the newly elected President of Ukraine, was briefed about the conditionality before the July 25 telephone call with President Trump.
On the fourth day of the Impeachment Opening, Ambassador Sondland told the Impeachment Hearing Investigators that “President Trump wanted a public announcement from President Zelensky, the President of Ukraine, committing to the investigation of Burisma and subsequently, Biden and the 2016 election.”
Rudy Giuliani’s Ambiguity
He said that “Rudy Giuliani, the Private Lawyer of President Trump, expressed the quid pro quo request directly to the Ukrainians and also directly to us. He argued that these pre-requisites requirements for the White House call and meeting reflected the desires and requirements of President Trump.”
Ambassador Sondland argued that his testimony is presumptuous of the intent of President Trump and that he had no credible rationale for the suspension of the $400million security aid to Ukraine. He argued that there is a link between the suspension of the security aid to Ukraine and the request for a public announcement of the investigation of Burisma.
