Gordon Sondland, the US ambassador to the European Union, is now a key player in an impeachment inquiry examining whether President Trump tried to use US military aid as leverage in his effort to get a foreign country to investigate a political foe
The hotel executive struck many of his European counterparts as something of a mini-Donald Trump. He started renovating the US embassy. He freely gave interviews and was a fixture on Twitter. He threw lavish parties and boasted of his growing relationship with Trump. In the corridors of the European Parliament, Sondland worked to build personal relationships with heads of state and diplomats.
Sondland's role in Trump's impeachment inquiry explained 02:48Sondland is now a key player in an impeachment inquiry examining whether the President tried to use US military aid as leverage in his effort to get a foreign country to investigate a political foe.
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