let s turn now to the inquiry. acting chief of staff mick mulvaney just addressed reporters at the white house a few minutes ago. and on ukraine, he basically admitted to everything. hold that thought, though. let s catch you up. it is day 24 of the impeachment inquiry. and here s what s happening. at this hour, gordon sondland is in a closed-door deposition with congress. sondland, a wealthy hotelier turned donor turned eu ambassador is a crucial figure in this inquiry. according to nbc reporting, he spoke to the president before donald trump called the president of ukraine and he will tell congress the quid pro quo text was basically dictated by the president. what s more, in his opening statement, sondland told congress that rudy giuliani was doing the president s bidding. quote, my understanding was that the president directed mr. giuliani s participation. that mr. giuliani was expressing the concerns of the president. sondland s testimony follows fiona hill s. the new york times