for president zelensky to do investigations related to the bidens and the 2016 election, right? i do now know that, yes. you meet with president zelensky and his aides on the day after that phone call and then you had a conversation with president trump from your cell phone from a restaurant terrace and he asked you whether president zelensky will do the investigations. and you responded that he is going to do them or it, and that president zelensky will do anything you ask him to do. is that an accurate recitation of what happened there? it could have been words to that effect. i don t remember my exact response. but you don t have any reason to dispute mr. holmes recollection, correct? i won t dispute it but again i don t recall. after you hung up with the president, mr. holmes testified about a conversation that you and he had where he says that
he ll do whatever you want, means that he would work with us on a whole host of issues. he was not only willing, he was very eager, right? that s fair. because ukraine depends on the united states as its most significant ally, isn t that correct? one of its most, absolutely. so just so we understand, you were in kiev the day after president trump spoke to president zelensky on the phone, and you now know from reading the call record that in that phone call he requested a favor for president zelensky to do investigations related to the bidens and the 2016 election, right? i do now know that, yes. and you met with president zelensky and his aides on the day after that phone call and then you had a conversation with president trump from your cell phone from a restaurant terrace, and he asked you whether president zelensky will do the investigations. and you responded that he s
holmes opening statement and i quote here. while ambassador sondland s phone was not on speakerphone, i could hear the president s voice through the earpiece of the phone. the president s voice was very loud and recognizable. and ambassador sondland held the phone away from his ear for a period of time presumably because of the loud volume. okay, that was from page 6. the president s loud recognizable voice easily heard from sondland s phone in the middle of a restaurant terrace. but just listen to what comes next here, okay? he goes onto say, i heard ambassador sondland greet the president and explain he was calling from kiev. i heard president trump then clarify ambassador sondland was in ukraine. ambassador sondland replied, yes, he was in ukraine and went onto state that president zelensky loves your ass, his
the president only cares about big stuff that benefits him. like that biden investigation he wanted. and ambassador sondland had already assured the president that zelensky would do anything you ask him to do. remember holmes says two staffers were there at the table sharing that bottle of wine on the restaurant terrace when that phone call happened. and if the president s voice was loud as holmes says, it seems like they heard all of this, too. holmes also says after that lunch he immediately told the deputy chief of mission and others at the embassy about the call and repeatedly referred to it in meetings. so it sounds like there s a lot of people there are a lot of people who know what was said on that phone call. let s not forget ambassador sondland who already amended his closed door testimony when his memory suddenly got better after reading the testimony from bill taylor and top russia advisor
opening statement, and i quote here while ambassador sondland s phone was not on speakerphone i could hear the president s voice. the president s voice was very loud and recognizable, and ambassador sondland held the phone a earp from his ear for a period of time, presumably because of the loud volume. okay? that was from page 6. the president s loud, recognizable voice, easily heard from sondland s phone in the middle of a restaurant terrace. but just listen to what comes next here, okay? he goes on to say, i heard ambassador sondland greet the president and explain he was calling from kiev. i heard president trump then clarify that ambassador was in ukraine. he replied, yes, he was in ukraine, and went on to state, president zelensky loves your