President Donald Trump continued to clean house late on Friday after removing two brothers from the National Security Council, notifying Gordon D. Sondland, the ambassador to the European Union that he was fired.
“I was advised today that the president intends to recall me effective immediately as United States ambassador to the European Union,” Sondland said in a statement. “I am grateful to President Trump for having given me the opportunity to serve, to Secretary Pompeo for his consistent support, and to the exceptional and dedicated professionals at the U.S. Mission to the European Union. I am proud of our accomplishments. Our work here has been the highlight of my career.”
Sonland, who testified in Democrats’ impeachment inquiry, initially he said during his testimony that there was a quid pro quo involving withholding aid to Ukraine for the announcement of an investigation into Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden.
Later, Sondland later admitted that what he had stated was just his assumption.
Sondland later continued:HOUSE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN ADAM SCHIFF: And you’ve also testified that your understanding — it became your clear understanding that the military assistance was also being withheld, pending Zelensky announcing these investigations. Correct?SONDLAND: That was my presumption, my personal presumption, based on the facts at the time. Nothing was moving.
GOP COUNSEL STEVE CASTOR: I want to turn back to your – your opener on Page 5, under – when – when you talk about in the absence of any credible explanation for the suspension of aid, I later came to believe that the resumption of security aid would not occur until there was a public statement from Ukraine committing to the investigations. Correct?SONDLAND: Correct.CASTOR: And you acknowledged that this is speculation, right?SONDLAND: It was a presumption.
Sondland later admitted that he had no evidence to prove his initial claim.
Sonland late confirmed again during his testimony that what he had initially claimed was just his presumption:
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“No one on this planet told you POTUS was tying aid/political investigations?”
Sondland: “Yes”
“So you have no evidence”
Sondland: “Other than my presumption”
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