NEWS: Gordon SONDLAND will break sharply from Trump during his testimony today, criticizing the decision to run Ukraine policy through GIULIANI and saying military aid to Ukraine should not have been withheld for any reason.
Sondland said he contacted Giuliani anyway at Trump’s direction, and that Rudy drew a direct link between scheduling a White House visit for Ukraine’s newly elected president and demands that Ukraine prioritize an investigation involving former Biden, and one re: 2016 election 
@AndrewDesiderio SONDLAND's lawyer also say he wants to share documents with impeachment investigators but is being blocked by the State Department and White House. politico.com/news/2019/10/1…
Their letter:
Their letter:
@AndrewDesiderio SONDLAND'S FULL OPENING STATEMENT: politico.com/f/?id=0000016d…
Sondland also says that while Bolton was ciritcal of him, he had the full support of POMPEO.
“I understand that all my actions involving Ukraine had the blessing of Secretary Pompeo...Indeed, very recently, Secretary Pompeo sent me a congratulatory note." politico.com/news/2019/10/1…
“I understand that all my actions involving Ukraine had the blessing of Secretary Pompeo...Indeed, very recently, Secretary Pompeo sent me a congratulatory note." politico.com/news/2019/10/1…
Trump puts Mulvaney in the hot seat just as his central role in the Ukraine saga has burst into view.
SPEIER says Sondland has been a “mixed bag” and she isn’t sure lawmakers can trust him. She said his opening statement was “a lot of CYA.”
