Two other people in addition to Holmes and Sondland were sitting at the table at Kyiv restaurant SHO: Suriya Jayanti, embassy staffer who served as Sondland’s control officer for the trip, & Tara Maher, Sondland’s personal assistant 1/
—> “According to a senior White House aide,...Sondland was involved in the A$AP Rocky effort because of his relationship with Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, and because Trump saw him as ‘the Europe guy.’” 2/
Given Sondland’s apparently important relationship with Jared Kushner and Ivanka, would think Congress would want to scrutinize the June 4 dinner Sondland hosted for Zelensky, Kushner, Perry, Brechbuhl, etc. 3/ 
According to David Holmes, the June 4 dinner Sondland hosted in Brussels w/Jared Kushner, Perry & Zelensky took on outsize importance when Zelensky could not get a WH meeting. Holmes called the preparations for it active & unconventional. Did Kushner bring message for Zelensky?
Holmes: Pompeo considered coming for Ukraine Independence Day Aug. 24 but didn’t.
Bolton came Aug. 27, said Trump would meet Zelensky in Warsaw Sept. 1. (Trump cancelled, Pence went).
Bolton recommended new Ukraine Pros. gen. open channel to AG Barr to replace Giuliani Yermak one
Bolton came Aug. 27, said Trump would meet Zelensky in Warsaw Sept. 1. (Trump cancelled, Pence went).
Bolton recommended new Ukraine Pros. gen. open channel to AG Barr to replace Giuliani Yermak one
(Hard not to wonder if Bolton Pompeo tensions at their peak at this time might have contributed to Pompeo essentially siding with/resigning himself to the Trump/Giuliani/Sondland irregular channel to isolate Bolton, who was ousted ~ten days later)
Holmes: When Trump pulled out of warsaw trip, no clear way to get hold on security assistance lifted. After trip canceled, Taylor said Bolton had recommended to him writing Pompeo first person cable. Holmes drafted and transmitted the cable Aug. 29.
