He used his personal cellphone for official biz and assured foreign officials they were welcome at the WH whenever they liked. On one occasion, she said, Romanian officials showed up at the White House gates with no appointment, citing Mr. Sondland.
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He repeatedly told European officials that their countries had long taken advantage of the US through trade. And he seemed unaware of protocol, inviting the leaders of European countries to dinner without understanding that they do not typically dine with ambassadors.
💣 By mid-July, Sondland had realized that Zelensky would be granted an Oval Office audience only if Ukr publicly announced it would investigate Burisma, Mr. Sondland did not then understand the relationship between Burisma and the Bidens.
💣💣 In a July 10 White House meeting with Mr. Bolton, Ms. Hill and two top Ukrainian officials Sondland cited an agreement with the acting White House chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, that inviting Mr. Zelensky to the Oval Office depended on Ukraine opening criminal investigations
