Gordon Sondland confirms that Mike Pence was aware of the quid pro quo.
Even taking this at face value, Sondland's testifying that he believed that there was a linkage between the military aid and the investigations, Pence "Nodded" when Sondland aired his opinion, and the topic of aid came up in Pence's conversation with Ukraine.
"The Vice President never had a conversation with Gordon Sondland about investigating the Bidens, Burisma, or the conditional release of financial aid to Ukraine based upon potential investigations."
"Ambassador Gordon Sondland was never alone with Vice President Pence on the September 1 trip to Poland. This alleged discussion recalled by Ambassador Sondland never happened."
Does anyone have the security logs for Pence in Poland, which would likely document Pence's movements and those around him? Surely Pence had his staff around during this trip, too.
Sondland didn't testify that Pence told him anything about a quid pro quo, just that he "Nodded" at Sondland's concerns over the potential for one.
As Short notes, no one has suggested that Pence pushed anything of the sort; indeed, testimony already exists that Pence never linked anything to aid, nor was inclined to do so.
https://hotair.com/archives/ed-morrissey/2019/11/20/pence-chief-staff-fires-back-sondland-conversation-never-happened/
Even taking this at face value, Sondland's testifying that he believed that there was a linkage between the military aid and the investigations, Pence "Nodded" when Sondland aired his opinion, and the topic of aid came up in Pence's conversation with Ukraine.
"The Vice President never had a conversation with Gordon Sondland about investigating the Bidens, Burisma, or the conditional release of financial aid to Ukraine based upon potential investigations."
"Ambassador Gordon Sondland was never alone with Vice President Pence on the September 1 trip to Poland. This alleged discussion recalled by Ambassador Sondland never happened."
Does anyone have the security logs for Pence in Poland, which would likely document Pence's movements and those around him? Surely Pence had his staff around during this trip, too.
Sondland didn't testify that Pence told him anything about a quid pro quo, just that he "Nodded" at Sondland's concerns over the potential for one.
As Short notes, no one has suggested that Pence pushed anything of the sort; indeed, testimony already exists that Pence never linked anything to aid, nor was inclined to do so.
https://hotair.com/archives/ed-morrissey/2019/11/20/pence-chief-staff-fires-back-sondland-conversation-never-happened/
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