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WATCH: Sondland says Pompeo gave 'green light' to tell Zelensky about link to investigations and aid
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2:00Now PlayingTrump's first impeachment - 2020
GOP counsel Stephen Castor questioned Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, on Nov. 20 in a public hearing as part of the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. In his questioning, Castor asked about an email Sondland sent about a broad "logjam" in the U.S.' Ukraine policy involving the withholding of military assistance to the country. Sondland, responding to Castor's questions about Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, testified that the secretary gave him the "green light" to tell Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about the connection between investigations into the Bidens and the Ukrainian company Burisma, and military aid to Ukraine. “Secretary Pompeo essentially gave me the green light to brief President Zelensky about making those announcements," Sondland said. Sondland testified Wednesday that there was a “quid pro quo” in which U.S. aid and a White House meeting were contingent on Ukraine agreeing to investigate the 2016 elections and the Ukrainian energy company Burisma, where the son of 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden, Hunter, sat on the board. Sondland also said he understood the “prerequisites” to be a reflection of “Trump’s desires and requirements.”
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