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Sondland said he doesn't think he would've told Holmes that Trump only cares about big stuff that benefits himself; "I would've honestly said that he was not a big fan of Ukraine and he wants the investigations that we had been talking about for quite some time to move forward." — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked about Holmes' testimony that Sondland had said to Holmes that Trump doesn't care about Ukraine, Sondland said he doesn't recall his exact words, but "clearly the president, beginning on May 23rd when we met with him in the Oval Office, was not a big fan." — PolitiTweet.org

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Sondland on his understanding of the Trump demand to Zelensky in order for Zelensky to get an official meeting with Trump: "He had to *announce* the investigations. He didn't actually have to do them." — PolitiTweet.org

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This is obviously absurd, but it's consistent with Trump's own rhetoric: after campaigning on draining the swamp, he started defining the swamp to include people he hired himself. https://t.co/7q4oLhy4qG — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump in October: https://t.co/lXANoPbpK0 — PolitiTweet.org

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Sondland testified that the WH legal team has shared information with him that confirms he spoke with Trump on July 26. Trump said last week when asked about the call: "I know nothing about that. First time I’ve heard it...I don’t recall. No, not at all. Not even a little bit." — PolitiTweet.org

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In a departure from the written version of his opening statement, Sondland said he thinks his July 26 call with Trump was "primarily" about A$AP Rocky. https://t.co/jnkrYzvYOc — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JoshNBCNews: Shorter Sondland: Yea I did everything that’s been said, but Pompeo and everyone else was in on it too — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @brianstelter: CNN banner: "SONDLAND TIES TRUMP, PENCE & POMPEO TO UKRAINE PRESSURE CAMPAIGN" MSNBC: "SONDLAND CONFIRMS DEAL WITH UKRAI… — PolitiTweet.org

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Here's Trump's public schedule for today. He'll have an opportunity to do some chopper talk in about an hour. (Public schedules don't include all of a president's activities.) https://t.co/vadzQCwOwO — PolitiTweet.org

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Sondland said: "Mr. Giuliani's requests were a quid pro quo for arranging a White House visit for President Zelensky...Mr. Giuliani was expressing the desires of the President of the United States." — PolitiTweet.org

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You can read along with Sondland's opening statement here (in handy plain-text format): https://t.co/GtzlPEjsJd — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @scottwongDC: SONDLAND: Perry, Volker and I "worked with Mr. Rudy Giuliani on Ukraine matters at the express direction of the President… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JohnBerman: JUST NOW: Gordland Sondland blames State Department for fact that his "memory has not been perfect." "Having access to the… — PolitiTweet.org

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@matthewfdesmond I've given up on that with both Republicans and Democrats — PolitiTweet.org

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"He was ambassador to the Ukraine, he is ambassador to the Ukraine." Trump impeachment defender goes on TV and three times misstates Gordon Sondland's job title: https://t.co/rFjemqovIZ — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @awzurcher: More Devin Nunes opening-statement honesty: "Ambassador Sondland, you are here today to be smeared." Given Sondland's testim… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kaitlancollins: Pence met with Zelensky in September instead of Trump because of Hurricane Dorian. Sondland is expected to testify that… — PolitiTweet.org

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Here's what Sondland plans to say about his July 26 call with Trump from a Kiev restaurant, the one Trump (vaguely) denied had happened: https://t.co/R9xF4WVw3P — PolitiTweet.org

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Here's CNN's live updates page for the Sondland testimony: https://t.co/H1F3GgFV4G — PolitiTweet.org

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Sondland is now explicitly using the words “quid pro quo.” Recall that Trump said last week — falsely even then — “I guess Sondland has stayed with testimony that there was no quid pro quo. Pure and simple.” — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jimsciutto: 2/ “There was no secret regarding moving forward with the discussion of investigations..Everyone was in the loop. It was no… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jimsciutto: Breaking: “Mr. Giuliani’s requests were a quid pro quo for arranging a White House visit for President Zelensky...Mr. Giuli… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mkraju: NEW: Sondland will describe quid pro quo - say WH meeting with Zelenksy conditioned on political probes and “everybody was in t… — PolitiTweet.org

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Hired to bolster White House communications on impeachment, Pam Bondi goes on TV and repeatedly calls the US ambassador to the EU the US ambassador to Ukraine. (This distinction is pretty important here.) — PolitiTweet.org

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There’s no basis for Trump’s claim that Mexico and Canada are “ready to flee.” The Mexican government has already ratified the revised NAFTA. The Canadian government is very much still planning to do so. https://t.co/qmGzfeYybh — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mkraju: Nunes says this is a “magical” 15-minute round of staff questioning; Schiff notes it’s spelled out in the resolution that passe… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jojorosholm: The note I left my East Wing successor, now @PressSec Stephanie Grisham. https://t.co/38mclNs0fE https://t.co/vkNrXl32PZ — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mkraju: Morrison testifies that “I was concerned to what I heard was an additional hurdle” after Sondland linked military aid to an ask… — PolitiTweet.org

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Note that not even the witnesses requested by Republicans are saying anything close to Trump's "perfect call" assessment. https://t.co/6J6IgTgl9g — PolitiTweet.org