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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSondland story collapses
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Sondland asked Ukrainian officials during private White House talk about gas firm linked to Hunter Biden
Sondlands meeting with Ukrainian officials just steps from the White House Situation Room came minutes after a larger meeting that included John Bolton.
WASHINGTON Lawmakers plan to grill Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland on Thursday about a private discussion he had with top Ukrainian officials in the White House in which he explicitly mentioned the Ukrainian gas company linked to Hunter Biden, amid negotiations over granting Ukraines new president an audience with President Donald Trump, NBC News has learned.
Sondlands meeting with the Ukrainians just steps away from the White House Situation Room came minutes after a larger West Wing meeting that included then-National Security Adviser John Bolton, who had been noncommittal about scheduling a meeting between Trump and new Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Sondland directly contradicted Bolton by telling the Ukrainians that in fact, Trump was committed to meeting with Zelenskiy on the condition he open a corruption investigation, two people told about the matter tell NBC News.
Bolton abruptly ended the meeting.
But, the individuals say, Sondland then invited the Ukrainian officials to continue the conversation separately, escorting them to a private room in the White House basement, the individuals said. Thats when Sondland was overheard discussing Burisma Holdings, whose board of directors former Vice President Joe Bidens son Hunter Biden joined in 2014.
More: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-impeachment-inquiry/sondland-asked-ukrainian-officials-during-private-white-house-talk-about-n1067861
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Sondland story collapses (Original Post)
MelissaB
Oct 2019
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oasis
(49,339 posts)1. I can picture the sweat pouring from Sondland as he puts together
a believable story to sell the congressfolks at tomorrow's hearings.
NCLefty
(3,678 posts)2. Where do you send turtles who commit crimes?
To the shell-block. O.o
Grasswire2
(13,565 posts)3. Kick. He'll be up all night.
Twitter is predicting he will take the Fifth.
bringthePaine
(1,727 posts)4. ha it'll take at least several fifths🤡
DesertRat
(27,995 posts)5. Good one!