In a significant reversal, a top US diplomat changes his testimony to admit there was a quid pro quo linking US aid to Ukraine with an investigation into Trump's political rival
US Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland sent the committee a three-page addition to his testimony on Monday, saying he had remembered a September 1 conversation that occurred on the sidelines of a meeting between Vice President Mike Pence and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in which he told a top aide to Zelensky that the security aid and investigations were linked."I now recall speaking individually with Mr. Yermak, where I said resumption of U.S.
House Democrats have now released transcripts from four of the 13 closed-door deposition they've conducted thus far as Democrats shift toward public hearings in the impeachment inquiry, which could begin as soon as next week.Volker and Sondland, along with Energy Secretary Rick Perry, dubbed themselves the"three amigos" who handled US-Ukraine policy.
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