Trump Ordered Ukraine ‘Quid Pro Quo,’ and Top Aides Knew, Sondland Says
(NYT)
“Secretary Perry, Ambassador Volker and I worked with Mr. Rudy Giuliani on Ukraine matters at the express direction of the president of the United States. We did not want to work with Mr. Giuliani. Simply put, we were playing the hand we were dealt. With no alternative, we followed the president’s orders.”
"I know that members of this Committee have frequently framed these complicated issues in the form of a simple question: Was there a “quid pro quo?” As I testified previously, with regard to the requested White House call and White House meeting, the answer is yes."
In real time at 11:52 a.m. as Sondland was testifying that there was a quid pro quo:
