Trump called Gordon Sondland a 'great American.' Now he says 'I hardly know the gentleman.'
Source: CNN
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"Let me just tell you: I hardly know the gentleman," Trump told reporters on the South Lawn of the White House.
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On October 4, Trump tried to distance himself from other officials who had provided damaging information to impeachment investigators, saying, "I don't even know most of these ambassadors. I didn't even know their names."
But Trump made an exception for Sondland, whom he called "highly respected."
"The text message that I saw from Ambassador Sondland -- who's highly respected -- was: There's 'no quid pro quo.' He said that. He said, by the way -- it almost sounded like in general -- he said, by the way, there's 'no quid pro quo.' And there isn't," Trump said.
In a tweet on October 8, Trump called Sondland "a really good man and great American." He said he would love to "send" Sondland to testify, but not before a "totally compromised kangaroo court."
Read more: https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/11/08/politics/fact-check-trump-sondland-hardly-know-gentleman-relationship/index.html
Maxheader
(4,373 posts)gears are like totally disengaged...
ck4829
(35,068 posts)ret5hd
(20,491 posts)This bus is wandering all over the road, smushin' people right and left! It's a hazard, I tell ya'!
BigmanPigman
(51,585 posts)on TV. That is classic tRump, "Never saw the guy before in my life" . Mulvaney and the Ghoul will be going under the bus next.
Bernardo de La Paz
(48,999 posts)nitpicker
(7,153 posts)nt
rpannier
(24,329 posts)He showed up once or twice, but never was a contributing member of il douche's inner circle
Just like every other guy hair douche let go/that quit
UpInArms
(51,282 posts)Firestorm49
(4,032 posts)Firestorm49
(4,032 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,585 posts)muriel_volestrangler
(101,308 posts)However, President Trump was skeptical that Ukraine was serious about reforms and anti-corruption, and he directed those of us present at the meeting to talk to Mr Giuliani, his personal attorney, about his concerns, Sondland said. It was apparent to all of us that the key to changing the presidents mind on Ukraine was Mr Giuliani.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/oct/17/gordon-sondland-testimony-trump-giuliani-ukraine
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-perry-factbox/factbox-why-does-rick-perrys-name-keep-coming-up-in-trump-impeachment-probe-idUSKBN1XG2Y1
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/11/gordon-sondland-fingers-rudy-giuliani-as-trumps-ukraine-shakedown-man/
He could have talked to a Republican senator, or an NSC expert on Ukraine. But instead he wanted to hear from Perry, Volker and Sondland - "someone he barely knew"? Who was the EU ambassador, rather than a Ukraine specialist? Give me a break.