Gordon Sondland could shed light on whether the president abused his power
US ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland in Brussels, Belgium, June 4 2019. Picture: REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
He is likely to face tough questioning from Democratic and Republican legislators at the US House of Representatives intelligence committee hearing after his revision of previous closed-door testimony to say there was a link between $391m in aid that was withheld and the investigations Trump wanted. Initially, he testified that he knew of no preconditions to the assistance.
Trump named Sondland to the post after the hotel entrepreneur donated $1m to Trump’s inaugural committee.Democrats have heard testimony that Sondland has had frequent contact with Trump and can provide a first-hand account of Trump’s interest in pressing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to announce an investigation into the Bidens. He will also face questions about the role of the president’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, in that effort.
He may also be asked about a July 10 White House meeting where, according to the testimony of one National Security Council official, Sondland made clear that the Ukrainians would have to agree to investigate the Bidens, as well as Burisma, for Zelensky to get an Oval Office meeting with Trump.
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