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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:15 PM Feb 2020

Trump Fires Gordon Sondland, Ambassador Who Testified in Probe

Source: Bloomberg

Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union who testified in the House impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, said he has been fired.

Sondland insinuated himself into Ukraine policy, although that country is not part of the EU, and played a key role in conveying the demands to Ukraine for political investigations in exchange for military aid.

Sondland offered some of the most damning testimony of the impeachment saga. He confirmed there had been a “quid pro quo” regarding Trump demands that Ukraine investigate his political enemies and that top aides, including Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, knew exactly what was going on.

His dismissal came on the same day that Alexander Vindman, who also gave testimony in the impeachment inquiry, was escorted out of the White House. Vindman worked on the National Security Council, as did his twin brother, Yevgeny, a senior lawyer and ethics official, who also was escorted out on Friday, without explanation, according to Alexander Vindman’s lawyer.



Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-08/trump-fires-gordon-sondland-ambassador-who-testified-in-probe?srnd=premium

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Trump Fires Gordon Sondland, Ambassador Who Testified in Probe (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Feb 2020 OP
The Night of the Long Knives... Dennis Donovan Feb 2020 #1
Did he give Sondland back the donation of $1M? Frustratedlady Feb 2020 #2
Probably not 15 Flusher has already spent it. burrowowl Feb 2020 #6
Dotard doesn't realize this shit is going to backfire on him Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2020 #3
Are we surprised? Rebl2 Feb 2020 #4
That was 1M ill spent DeminPennswoods Feb 2020 #5
And here I thought it was illegal to terminate someone by retaliation sakabatou Feb 2020 #7
Those days are over. Believe that. ancianita Feb 2020 #10
An Ambassador serves at the pleasure of a President. dware Feb 2020 #11
It's scorched earth time for those Trump deems enemies. LudwigPastorius Feb 2020 #8
If red don gets back in for another term not fooled Feb 2020 #12
That's an absolute certainty! Wuddles440 Feb 2020 #16
Both Vindmans escorted out Bayard Feb 2020 #9
Some day it will be a safeinOhio Feb 2020 #13
It certainly should be. BigmanPigman Feb 2020 #14
It's an honor Lulu KC Feb 2020 #15

dware

(12,092 posts)
11. An Ambassador serves at the pleasure of a President.
Sat Feb 8, 2020, 12:46 AM
Feb 2020

It's asinine, it's vindictive, but it's not criminal.

LudwigPastorius

(8,944 posts)
8. It's scorched earth time for those Trump deems enemies.
Sat Feb 8, 2020, 12:22 AM
Feb 2020

Now it's on to the FBI, intelligence community in general, NATO, and anyone or any institution standing in the way of his handing the empty, burning husk of this country over to Vladimir Putin.

not fooled

(5,791 posts)
12. If red don gets back in for another term
Sat Feb 8, 2020, 01:16 AM
Feb 2020

I expect widespread scrutiny of the political affiliation of each and every government worker, via e.g. the 666kook666 I360 database, info supplied by fuckerberg, etc. To be followed by purging of civil servants who are registered Dem, have posted anti-trump messages on any form of social media, etc. etc. etc.

He will destroy the nonpartisan civil service and replace it with an army of red don bots.

Wuddles440

(1,098 posts)
16. That's an absolute certainty!
Sat Feb 8, 2020, 12:40 PM
Feb 2020

And it will not just be limited to civil servants at the federal level. I can see him "strongly" encouraging such loyalty/fealty from those serving in state and local governmental units along and with employers in the private sector.

Bayard

(21,806 posts)
9. Both Vindmans escorted out
Sat Feb 8, 2020, 12:30 AM
Feb 2020

Just HAD to make a public spectacle. Both of these gentlemen have more patriotism and honest in their pinkie fingernails than trump would ever have. I am totally pissed and disgusted.

I'm wondering when he's going to try having Dem leaders arrested.....Pelosi, Schumer, Schiff, definitely Biden. Its what Putin would do.

BigmanPigman

(51,432 posts)
14. It certainly should be.
Sat Feb 8, 2020, 03:49 AM
Feb 2020

They are patriots and have self respect and dignity. The fucking moron doesn't even know what any of those characteristics are.

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