end of the alleged bribery plot. and so now we have a special report on sondland s transformation from an oregon businessman to this ukraine confidante of so many senior trump officials. and we re going to reveal how some of the traits he exhibited in business, including his appetite for risk and his interest in power would catapult him into this historic scandal. newly obtained emails shows how sondland was acting as donald trump s first-hand person on all ukraine plotting, briefing the white house on every move, a scandal that has followed him all the way back to oregon. protesters chanting tell the truth as he hit the airport earlier this month. you see them right there. sondland is the founder of providence hotel. this is a boutique chain across the u.s. land is an introductory video we want to show you when he first won that ambassador position, siting his work and his business and what his millions had earned him, a taste for some of the finer things. hi, i m gordon sondland,