bidens in exchange for military aid and a white house visit. >> last week, sondland testified that i told him-- quote-- what do you want from ukraine? i said, "i want nothing." this is a quote. "i want no quid pro quo." >> reporter: but the president was reportedly briefed about whistleblower's complaint, alleging the quid pro quo in late august. he spoke to sondland several days after that on september 9, and released the nearly $400 million of u.s. military aid to ukraine on the 11th. democrats say that proves the president only said and did the right things because he got caught. >> it tells me that a lot of scrambling went on after the fact, to try to cover their tracks, including the ultimate resumption of aid itself, because he realized he had been fingered by somebody in the know.