implementing things, you know, either way i think we will see ultimately sort of the president resorting to that same strategy of basically blaming other branchs. all right. so, on the testimony this week, i think seung min, fiona hill s testimony will be compelling her view on russia is interesting in terms of a fit in the administration. looking ahead to gordon sondl d sondland, didn t show up last week, is showing up on thursday, we think. somewhat knowledgeable in what he will say in his remarks tells the washington post that he s going to talk about having a phone call with president trump and being directed and told, you know, to explicitly say back to bill taylor and those texts, there s no kwid pro kwo here having to do with ukraine and that he will say that he believes there was a quid pro quo but not a corrupt one and finally saying about whether, you know, the truth is being told here from the president, quote, it s only true that the president said it, not that it
saying, are we now saying that security assistance and white house meetings are conditioned on investigations. the trump donor known as the state department official responded by saying call me. within a week bill taylor was still pressing the point that you need to call me. that trump donor to whom he sent that text message responded hours later with a lawyerly statement about how president trump had been crystal clear, no kwid pro quo of any kind. bill, i believe you are incorrect about president trump s intentions. president trump himself today seized on that particular text message in his remarks to reporters when he was talking about his impeachment woes. he said that text from gordon sondland totally exonerated him. he has been crystal clear, no quid pro quos.