We pretty much already knew this, since we knew that he talked to Trump in between two of his text messages, but “Sondland’s testimony will raise the possibility that Trump wasn’t truthful.”
Trump might have lied? That’s not the Donald Trump I know!
It’s only true that the president said it, not that it was the truth.
Gordon Sondland, US Ambassador to Europe, to a colleague
“The statement that Rudy was demanding was a quid pro quo for a White House visit, there was no doubt about that. By Sept. 9, Sondland had grown increasingly concerned, as military funding for Ukraine now appeared tied to the statement as well. “
But …
Sondland “somehow wants all of us to believe that he is ‘shocked, shocked’ that anything he was wrapped up in was aimed at the Bidens. That beggars belief.”
Here’s a quick summary of what seems to be Sondland’s position.
- I knew that the Burisma investigation was a quid pro quo for the White House visit
- I began to suspect that the Burisma investigation was also a quid pro quo for military aid.
- However, I was not aware that Burisma had anything to do with Biden.
This position may be true, but needless to say, it is raising some eyebrows.
somebody is trying to protect their rear. Cue the Trump apologists.