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Star witness says senior officials were ‘in the loop’ on push for investigations

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Vice President Pence and acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney were among those whom Ambassador Gordon Sondland said were aware of the push for investigations that could damage President Trump’s political opponents.
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Gordon Sondland
He is the ambassador to the European Union.
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Analysis

4 takeaways from Sondland’s blockbuster testimony

Gordon Sondland is the most significant witness to date in the impeachment inquiry into Trump.
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Analysis

Sondland torpedoes GOP defenses of Trump

The ambassador stepped on his fellow Republicans' major primary defenses, including that the president wasn't focused on political investigations and that Ukrainians didn't know there was a quid pro quo.
President Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting Tuesday. (Salwan Georges/The Post)
President Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting Tuesday. (Salwan Georges/The Post)

Republicans defend Trump as concerned with Ukrainian corruption, but aides tell a different story

Recent testimony along with interviews with officials who worked closely with the president, raises questions about how much Trump cared about corruption broadly in Ukraine.
Analysis

What the quid pro quo admitted by Sondland looked like

While this admission is important, it’s not necessarily surprising.

The quid pro quo evidence so far

There have been six episodes in which top Trump administration and Ukrainian officials discussed such a potential quid pro quo, according to testimony, public statements and documents.
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No, Devin Nunes. Trump in 2019 is not like George Washington in 1794.

During today's testimony, the California Republican compared President Trump's Ukraine maneuvers to George Washington's negotiations with Britain. That's not exactly accurate.
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