By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-was-there-a-quid-pro-quo-the-answer-is-yes-sondland-says Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: Was there a ‘quid pro quo’? ‘The answer is yes,’ Sondland says Politics Nov 20, 2019 10:21 AM EDT Was there a “quid pro quo?” The ambassador entangled in an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump is telling House lawmakers: “Yes.” Gordon Sondland testified on Nov. 20 publicly as part of the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. Watch in the player above. Sondland says “we all understood” that a meeting at the White House for Ukraine’s president and a phone call with Trump would happen only if President Volodymyr Zelenskiy agreed to an investigation into the 2016 U.S. election and the son of former Vice President Joe Biden. He says he sent an email on July 19, just days before the July 25 call at the center of the impeachment inquiry, where he laid out the issue in detail to members of the State and Energy departments and White House staff. Sondland said: “It was no secret.” MORE: A guide to the impeachment hearings We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Associated Press Associated Press
Was there a “quid pro quo?” The ambassador entangled in an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump is telling House lawmakers: “Yes.” Gordon Sondland testified on Nov. 20 publicly as part of the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. Watch in the player above. Sondland says “we all understood” that a meeting at the White House for Ukraine’s president and a phone call with Trump would happen only if President Volodymyr Zelenskiy agreed to an investigation into the 2016 U.S. election and the son of former Vice President Joe Biden. He says he sent an email on July 19, just days before the July 25 call at the center of the impeachment inquiry, where he laid out the issue in detail to members of the State and Energy departments and White House staff. Sondland said: “It was no secret.” MORE: A guide to the impeachment hearings We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now