ASAP Rocky has entered U.S. history as more than just a rapper: His name keeps appearing during testimony related to the House impeachment inquiry into President Trump.
The rapper, real name Rakim Mayers, is turning out to be a placeholder of sorts, as his legal issues in Sweden were unfolding around the same time Trump administration officials were talking about all things Ukrainian. Gordon Sondland, U.S. ambassador to the European Union, testified Wednesday that his recollection of a July 26 call with Trump was refreshed by mention of the jailed performer.
“What triggered my memory was someone’s reference to ASAP Rocky, which was I believe the primary purpose of the phone call,” Sondland told a House attorney. He’d previously testified that he doesn’t take notes during meetings or conversations, hence the issues with memory.Rocky’s name reportedly came up Friday during the private questioning of David Holmes, an official at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv who said he overheard Sondland speaking with Trump via cellphone at a Kyiv restaurant.
At the time, the rapper had been arrested in Sweden on suspicion of assault after a street fight. Trump was championing the release of ASAP Rocky, prompted by
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