In effect, one of President Donald Trump's political appointees confirmed the core allegation of the entire scandal: that he conditioned aid and recognition for Ukraine on personal favors that could help him in his 2020 reelection campaign.This was no"Never Trumper" bureaucrat perpetrating what some of the President's conservative backers have called a coup. He was a glad-handing businessman who paid $1 million to Trump's inaugural committee and ended up with a plum job.
Schiff: Republicans are only upset Trump got caught 02:11As the dust settles from Sondland's testimony, the Democrats, given their House majority, are in the driving seat.They now have testimony from inside the heart of the plot that sheds damning new light on the transcript of the July 25 call between Trump and Zelensky.The question will be whether they can distill a concise, effective indictment of the President that will move Americans comprehensively against him.
GOP lawmaker's line of questioning draws laughter 02:33Trump quickly reacted to Sondland's testimony by characteristically denying he knew his Europe envoy well -- despite the fact that the star witness boasted about their expletive-laden phone calls.
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