“Based on the President's direction ... We could abandon the goal of a White House meeting for President Zelensky, which we all believed was crucial .. or we could do as President Trump directed and talk to Mr. Giuliani to address the President's concerns” cnn.com/2019/10/17/pol…
“Mr. Giuliani emphasized that the President wanted a public statement from President Zelensky committing Ukraine to look into anti-corruption issues ...
”Mr. Giuliani specifically mentioned the 2016 election (including the DNC server) and Burisma as two anti-corruption investigatory topics of importance for the President,” Sondland said. w/@kpolantz @jeremyherb
"I asked the President: 'What do you want from Ukraine?' The President responded, 'Nothing. There is no quid pro quo,'" Sondland will testify. "The President repeated: 'no quid pro quo' multiple times. This was a very short call. And I recall the President was in a bad mood."
Pompeo was looped into these efforts, Sondland testifies. And like other witnesses, he says his documents are with the State Department, which refused to turn over the documents to the Hill. cnn.com/2019/10/17/pol…
“...Mr. Giuliani's agenda might have also included an effort to prompt the Ukrainians to investigate Vice President Biden or his son or to involve Ukrainians, directly or indirectly, in the President's 2020 reelection campaign." cnn.com/2019/10/17/pol…
