Amid impeachment probe Gordon Sondland is overseeing a renovation of his residence that has cost $1m
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Source: Washington Post
BRUSSELS Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union and a central figure in the House impeachment inquiry of President Trump, is overseeing a nearly $1 million renovation of his government-provided residence, paid for with taxpayer money, that current and former officials have criticized as extravagant and unnecessary.
The work on the ambassadors home on the outskirts of Brussels includes more than $400,000 in kitchen renovations, nearly $30,000 for a new sound system and $95,000 for an outdoor living pod with a pergola and electric heating, LED lighting strips and a remote-control system, government procurement records show. The State Department also has allocated more than $100,000 for an alternate residence for Sondland for September and October, while work is performed.
Sondland, a hotel developer and major Trump fundraiser who had no diplomacy background before he was confirmed by the Senate in June 2018, was pivotal to the administrations efforts to pressure the government of Ukraine to investigate Trumps political rivals, according to text messages and testimony from current and former officials. He is scheduled to be deposed by impeachment investigators on Thursday and plans to say that a text message he sent Sept. 9 to the senior U.S. diplomat in Kyiv denying any quid pro quo with Ukraine, which was desperate for U.S. military aid and diplomatic support, was relayed to him directly by Trump, according to a person familiar with his testimony.
The renovations at the E.U. ambassadors residence, which include $33,000 for handmade furniture from Italy, appeared driven by Sondlands lavish tastes rather than practical needs, people familiar with the matter said. Like others, they spoke on the condition of anonymity citing the situations sensitivity and a desire to be candid with their insights.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/amid-impeachment-probe-gordon-sondland-is-overseeing-a-renovation-of-his-residence-that-has-cost-1-million-in-taxpayer-money/2019/10/16/d0eece92-ef86-11e9-bb7e-d2026ee0c199_story.html
Full headline: Amid impeachment probe, Gordon Sondland is overseeing a renovation of his residence that has cost $1 million in taxpayer money
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(16,723 posts)That's why he's testifying!
JudyM
(29,122 posts)This is a dupe of this earlier OP https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142382468
Please continue discussion in that thread.