Sondland drops ‘bombshell’ at Trump impeachment inquiry

Ambassador implicates president in a ‘quid pro quo’ scheme to pressure Ukraine

Gordon Sondland
Gordon Sondland, the US ambassador to the EU, testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill
(Image credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

The US ambassador to the EU has stunned Washington with a testimony claiming that Donald Trump demanded favours from Ukraine’s leader in exchange for US military aid and an invitation to the White House.

Giving evidence before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill, Gordon Sondland “wrote his name in history” and “triggered a turning point” in the impeachment inquiry into the president, says CNN.

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