Oct 14 Watch 4:24 The significance of former Russia adviser Fiona Hill’s congressional testimony Three House committees questioned Fiona Hill, President Trump’s former top Russia adviser, on Monday as part of the impeachment inquiry. Hill, who worked in both the George W. Bush and Obama administrations, is considered very knowledgeable about Russia and skeptical… Continue watching
Oct 14 Ambassador to testify Trump assured him there was no ‘quid pro quo’ By Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Gordon Sondland, Trump's hand-picked ambassador to the European Union, is among administration officials being subpoenaed to appear on Capitol Hill this week against the wishes of the White House. Continue reading
Oct 11 Sondland’s attorneys say he will testify next week By Associated Press House Democrats subpoenaed the U.S. ambassador to the European Union after the State Department barred him from testifying. Continue reading
Oct 08 Watch 10:00 Trump escalates impeachment battle, refusing to cooperate with inquiry After the Trump administration barred a key witness from testifying, the White House informed congressional Democrats that it will not cooperate with their impeachment inquiry. Democrats said they are subpoenaing the U.S. ambassador to the E.U., and suggested blocking testimony… Continue watching
Oct 08 What happened today in impeachment news By Associated Press Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador did not show up for an interview with House lawmakers Tuesday and sources revealed he called President Donald Trump for assurances that there was no promised trade of favors with Ukraine. Continue reading
Oct 08 House Democrats say they will subpoena Gordon Sondland, U.S. ambassador to European Union By Associated Press The committees say the State Department told Sondland's attorneys he could not testify. They say they'll subpoena the ambassador for his testimony and communications on his personal devices that have not been turned over. Continue reading
Oct 08 WATCH: Republicans defend State Department barring U.S. envoy from testifying By Gretchen Frazee Text messages that were released last week revealed that Gordon Sondland discussed a potential deal between President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s president to investigate a company linked to the son of Trump’s 2020 political rival Joe Biden. Continue reading
Oct 08 WATCH: Schiff says Sondland failing to testify is evidence of obstruction By Associated Press The Trump administration barred Gordon Sondland, the U.S. European Union ambassador, from closed-door testimony as several committees are investigating President Donald Trump's dealings with the president of Ukraine. Continue reading
Oct 08 U.S. envoy on Ukraine text messages fails to appear for interview By Eric Tucker, Associated Press A whistleblower's complaint and text messages released by another envoy portray Gordon Sondland as a potentially important witness to allegations that the Republican president sought to dig up dirt on a rival in the name of foreign policy. Continue reading