This is the Tom Hartman program.

Ambassador Gordon Sonland, the U.S. Ambassador

the European Union, a million dollar donor to the Trump campaign who testified

earlier this morning that yes there was a quid pro quo and this came from the

president down via Rudy Giuliani is testifying right now before Congress

he's being interrogated by Mr.

Kaster, the attorney for the Republicans. Here it is.

Well, what I'm trying to do today is to use the limited information I have to be as forthcoming as possible with you and the rest of the

committee and as these recollections have been refreshed by subsequent testimony, by some texts and emails that I've now had

access to.

I think I filled in a lot of blanks.

But a lot of it's speculation.

A lot of it is your guess, and we're talking about, you know, an impeachment

of the President of the United States.

So the evidence here ought to be pretty darn good.

I've been very clear as to when I was presuming, and I was presuming on the aid. On the other things, Mr.

Kaster, I did have some texts that I read from. So when it comes to those, I'll rely on those

texts because I don't have any reason to believe

that those texts were you know falsely sent or that there's some

subterfuge there they are what they are they say what they say.

Okay thank you sir thank sir. Thank you. Time of the

gentleman is expired. We'll now move to a second staff led round of 30 minutes.

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