Seven hours in the air with Sondland after he implicated Trump in his impeachment testimony

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After his historic testimony, EU Ambassador Sondland immediately caught a flight back to Brussels to return to work. Most passengers seemed unaware that one of the most consequential witnesses in the impeachment inquiry was on the plane.

"Ambassador Sondland had intended to fly back to Brussels to resume his duties at the end of the day, and so it would be a great convenience to us if we could have a shorter break now and resume with the members' questions and try and wrap up in time that he might be able to make his flight," he said about the Trump-appointed ambassador to the European Union.That's when my editor called."Pack a bag, Zack, you're going to Brussels.

The ambassador declined to answer my question about whether he was happy with the way Wednesday's hearing went or if he believed he did the right thing by testifying and ducked into the United Airlines lounge next door to the gate.

 

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