NEW: Besieged on all sides, Gordon Sondland clings to power. “He has no intention of resigning,” his attorney tells us. Sondland claims Pompeo expressed his “full confidence” in him last week. State Dept. declines to confirm. From me & @michaelbirnbaum 1/ washingtonpost.com/world/national…
@michaelbirnbaum New nugget --> Sondland is also fending off attacks from within his Brussels office. Some of his subordinates recoiled at his support for plan to boost immigration from Europe they viewed as racially motivated. He denies that intention, but says he worked on it w/ Stephen Miller 
@michaelbirnbaum Sondland's colleagues also complained that he would ask them to walk his dog. Sondland denies. “Multiple people at the mission enjoy having Ambassador Sondland’s dog around. One person in particular has repeatedly asked Ambassador Sondland to walk his dog."
@michaelbirnbaum One theory for why Sondland is hanging on unlike Volker:
