{"id":138525,"date":"2019-11-22T15:40:11","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T15:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/white-house-pence-dispute-gordon-sondlands-quid-pro-quo-claim\/"},"modified":"2019-11-22T15:40:11","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T15:40:11","slug":"white-house-pence-dispute-gordon-sondlands-quid-pro-quo-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/en\/white-house-pence-dispute-gordon-sondlands-quid-pro-quo-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"White House, Pence Dispute Gordon Sondlands Quid Pro Quo Claim"},"content":{"rendered":"

The White House on Wednesday disputed a claim from Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, saying there were no quid pro quo demands made to Ukraine by President Donald Trump or other White House officials.<\/p>\n

\u201cAmbassador Sondland previously testified that the president told him directly that he was not interested in a quid pro quo,\u201d the White House said in an emailed statement. \u201cHe testified that President Trump repeatedly made it clear he wanted no quid pro quo.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sondland told House impeachment investigators Wednesday that he had concerns about a quid pro quo that tied a White House visit for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigations that Trump had wanted into former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter, as well as alleged 2016 election interference.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone was in the loop,\u201d Sondland said at the hearing. \u201cIt was no secret.\u201d He added, \u201cWas there a quid pro quo? The answer is yes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sondland said that he received no direct orders or much communication from Trump himself but that he was acting on behalf of Rudy Giuliani, Trumps personal attorney. Giuliani has denied his assertion.<\/p>\n

But Giuliani, in a Wednesday tweet<\/a> that was later deleted, wrote that \u201cSondland is speculating based on VERY little contact. I never met him and had very few calls with him, mostly with [former special envoy Kurt] Volker. Volker testified I answered their questions and described them as my opinions, NOT demands. I.E., no quid pro quo!\u201d<\/p>\n

In his prior testimony, Sondland recalled a conversation with the president where Trump said<\/a>, \u201cI want nothing. I dont want to give them anything and I dont want anything from them. I want [Ukraine President Volodymyr] Zelensky to do the right thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

The EU ambassador also said Trump never<\/a> told him directly that aid was conditioned on meetings or investigations. \u201cTrump never told me aid was conditioned,\u201d he said in the hearing, adding it was his \u201cpersonal guess.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\"U.S.<\/figcaption><\/a> President Donald Trump, right, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speak during a meeting in New York on Sept. 25, 2019. (Saul Loeb\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figure>\n

During the impeachment hearing, Sondland repeated the same assertion that quoted Trump.<\/p>\n

Earlier, he said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gave him the approval to brief Zelensky and ask him to make announcements on investigations. However, he said that the Bidens were never mentioned.<\/p>\n

A July 25 phone call between Trump and Zelensky, released by the White House, showed that the president asked his Ukrainian counterpart to look into the Bidens and election interference. Trump didnt mention any aid or a White House meeting.<\/p>\n

Before departing on a plane, Trump told Read More \u2013 Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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