Sondland files $1.8 million suit against Pompeo and the U.S. government Dylan Stableford
Gordon Sondland, former President Donald Trump’s ambassador to the European Union, has filed a $1.8 million lawsuit against former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the U.S. government for legal fees stemming from the 2019 House impeachment inquiry into Trump s dealings with Ukraine.
Sondland was a key witness against Trump in that probe, testifying that there was a “quid pro quo” between the Trump administration and Ukraine to investigate then-presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son Hunter in exchange for military aid.
“Everyone was in the loop,” Sondland said in his testimony. “It was no secret.”
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Originally published on May 24, 2021 1:40 pm
Former Ambassador Gordon Sondland, who testified in former President Donald Trump s first impeachment proceeding that there was a quid pro quo between the White House and the government of Ukraine, is suing former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the U.S. government for $1.8 million.
The suit alleges that Pompeo reneged on a legally binding promise, both individually and on behalf of the Government, to reimburse Sondland for his legal fees relating to the 2019 impeachment investigation.
Sondland says the State Department bucked normal convention and denied him the services of any government counsel to prepare for the impeachment inquiry, in which he testified under oath for over 17 hours in October and November 2019, according to the suit, the last seven broadcasted on live national television and elsewhere around the world.
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