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Trump Responds to Sondland Testimony: Its All Over

President Donald Trump stated on Wednesday he told U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sond..

President Donald Trump stated on Wednesday he told U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland he wanted no quid pro quo with Ukraine, which is the center of the House impeachment inquiry.

“I just noticed one thing and that would mean its all over,” Trump told reporters before reading from handwritten notes taken during Sondlands testimony.

Sondland had testified about a conversation with the president where he asked about what Trump wanted from Kyiv.

“And it was a very short, abrupt conversation,” the ambassador said, which Trump had cited. “He was not in a good mood. And he just said, I want nothing. I want nothing. I want no quid pro quo. Tell Zelensky to do the right thing. Something to that effect.”

Trump then said he “turned off the television” after hearing the ambassadors statements. “I want nothing, I said it twice,” Trump said.

The president then blasted reporters, saying that “if you werent fake news, you would cover it properly.”

Trump disputed Sondlands claim that he was in a bad mood on the phone call.

“Im always in a good mood, I dont know what that is,” he said, adding that he doesnt know Sondland “very well.” He added, “I have not spoken to him much. This is not a man I know well. He seems like a nice guy though.”

Sondland, in the hearing, confirmed he never heard directly from Trump about a quid pro quo that connected military aid for Ukraine to investigations. But Sondland said that “we all understood” that a meeting at the White House for Ukraines president was conditioned on an investigation or a statement announcing investigations.

Impeachment Witch Hunt is now OVER! Ambassador Sondland asks U.S. President (me): “What do you want from Ukraine? I keep hearing all these different ideas & theories. What do you want? It was a very abrupt conversation. He was not in a good mood. He (the President) just said,”…

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 20, 2019

Earlier, Sondland said that “it was abundantly clear that there was a link” between the actions Ukraine desired and an announcement on investigations on behalf of Kyiv. He never specifically made a link to the military aid.

“Was there a quid pro quo?” Sondland rhetorically asked himself. “The answer is yes.”

When he was pressed by Republican lawmakers, Sondland admitted that no one had told him about investigations and relied only on presumptions that he had made.

Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) asked about Sondlands answers regarding the $400 million in military aid to Ukraine.

“After you testified, Chairman Schiff ran out and gave a press conference and saiRead More – Source

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