but the white house says the transcripts show there is even less evidence for this illegitimate impeachment sham than previously thought highlighting sondland s admission, he does not know when, why or by whom the aid was suspended. president trump blasted democrats overnight. while we are creating jobs and killing terrorists, the radical democrats are going totally insane and after top republicans called for the whistle-blower s identity to be revealed, the whistle-blower s lawyer is now urging lawmakers to protect the person s identity and, quote, reflect on the important role whistle-blowers play lester kristen welker at the white house. thank you, kristen now to the trial of roger stone, which began today in washington the president s former campaign adviser and long-time friend is charged with lying to congress, obstructing justice, and tried to tamper with a witness, all tied to the investigation of russia s interference in the 2016 election stone left the trial early tod
his story about military aid to ukraine. our kristen welker is at the white house tonight. reporter: tonight, in a major reversal, gordon sondland, the u.s. ambassador to the eu now says there was a quid pro quo with ukraine over military aid. sondland first testified he was not aware of one, but he updated his testimony this week with a three-page written statement saying his memory had been refreshed after other witnesses contradicted him. nearly six weeks after that july phone call between president trump and ukraine s leader, sondland says he remembers telling a top ukrainian official that ukraine would not get military aid until it committed to investigating the 2016 campaign and the bidens sondland does not directly tie president trump to the effort. he describes a phone call where he asks the president whether the white house was withholding military aid to get investigations sondland says mr. trump told him i want no quid pro quo. i want the president