Sondland testifies Trump conditioned Ukraine aid on Biden investigation

EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland delivered bombshell testimony at Trump's impeachment hearings, directly implicating the President in a quid pro quo scheme. Sondland testified that Trump conditioned nearly $400 million in military aid and a White House meeting for Ukraine's president on Ukraine publicly announcing investigations into Joe Biden and the 2016 election. Sondland stated "everyone was in the loop"—including Vice President Pence, Secretary of State Pompeo, and others. He confirmed he worked with Rudy Giuliani at Trump's "express direction" to arrange the pressure campaign. Sondland clearly had no appetite to follow Roger Stone's fate (convicted of lying to Congress just days earlier), prompting Democrats to reference Stone's conviction before Sondland's testimony.

"everyone was in the loop" — Sondland's testimony on who knew about the Ukraine pressure campaign