months. we know he has some. he memorialized those via text. he said to another ambassador at one point he had fears about tying political assistance to president trump to the security assistance that the u.s. had put on hold for ukraine. i want to read you that text message exchange. because it s really at the heart here. bill taylor said, quote, as i said with the political campaign. five hours later, gor son sondland, he is the u.s. ambassador to the eu replied saying the president has been crystal clear. there s no quid pro quos of any kind. i suggest we stop the back and forth by text. and i also think it s important here to note we have spoken with a number of folks who are former colleagues of ambassador bill