Envoy Says Trump Meeting, Ukraine Probe Linked as Quid Pro Quo
- Sondland, Volker impeachment inquiry transcripts released
- Volker defends Biden’s Ukraine efforts as ‘the right policy’
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A senior U.S. diplomat contradicted Donald Trump’s claim there was no quid pro quo in his dealings with Ukraine, according to congressional testimony showing his concern with attempts by the president and his allies to get Ukrainian officials to launch a probe linked to Joe Biden.
Gordon Sondland, U.S. ambassador to the European Union, said he believed the demand for an investigation “would have to be complied with” before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy could meet with Trump, according to a transcript of his testimony to the three House committees leading the impeachment probe.