BREAKING: In prepared remarks obtained by AP, the US ambassador to the European Union, Gordon Sondland, plans to tell lawmakers that he was disappointed President Trump directed him to work with his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani on Ukraine.
The U.S. ambassador to the European Union is distancing himself from President Donald Trump’s efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate Trump’s Democratic rival Joe Biden.
Gordon Sondland plans to tell lawmakers on Thursday that he was disappointed Trump directed him to work with Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani and that he believes it’s wrong to invite a foreign government to conduct investigations for the purpose of influencing American elections.Sondland is the latest current or former government official to appear before the House impeachment inquiry of Trump.
Sondland will say that he disagreed with Trump’s decision to involve Giuliani and that he didn’t know until later that Giuliani’s agenda included encouraging a Biden investigation.The U.S. ambassador to the European Union is the latest witness set to appear before Congress in its impeachment inquiry.
A person familiar with Sondland’s account has said Sondland is prepared to say that he was merely repeating Trump’s reassurances when he told another envoy that there was no quid pro quo in the administration’s dealings with Ukraine. House lawmakers have been hearing from other diplomats and administration officials, including from the State Department.
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