On 12 October 2019, Gordon Sondland's decision to testify was a complete turnaround. He said he'd been directed by the State Department to not speak to the committees. The difficulty of a perjury conviction might not be enough to compel him to not show up Wednesday, considering there are now two witnesses to Trump’s direct participation in a nexus for the 26 July conversation. Trump’s checking in on progress from the 25 July phone conversation sure does seem so much less than second-hand. Might Trump return Sondland’s million-dollar donation to ensure “loyalty”, since he does not have Rudy’s “insurance” with Trump. He’s not getting immunity, but he could get a pardon.
“If true, the cell phone call between Ambassador Sondland and President Trump is an egregious violation of traditional counterintelligence practices that all national security officials — to include political appointee ambassadors such as Sondland — are repeatedly made aware of,”
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) November 14, 2019
— Paula Chertok🗽 (@PaulaChertok) November 14, 2019
— Schooley (@Rschooley) November 14, 2019
— Miranda Yaver (@mirandayaver) November 14, 2019
— Vicky Ward (@VickyPJWard) November 14, 2019
— Paula Chertok🗽 (@PaulaChertok) November 14, 2019
— Paul Waldman (@paulwaldman1) November 14, 2019
— Rudy Giuliani (@RudyGiuliani) November 13, 2019
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