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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Wed Nov 20, 2019, 07:53 PM Nov 2019

Ambassador Gordon Sondland chooses to save himself, not Trump

WASHINGTON — Minutes after he took his seat Wednesday in the House impeachment hearing, Ambassador Gordon Sondland made himself clear: He had come to save his own reputation, not the president’s.

The one-time Trump loyalist — a longtime Republican donor from Oregon who made his fortune in hotels — Sondland told the anxious row of lawmakers that he was testifying “despite directives from the White House and the State Department that I refuse to appear, as many others have done.”

“I agreed to testify because I respect the gravity of the moment and believe I have an obligation to account fully for my role in these events.”

Then, with a batch of emails and fresh recollections in hand, he let loose.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ambassador-gordon-sondland-chooses-to-save-himself-not-trump/ar-BBX3YBy?li=BBnb7Kz

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Ambassador Gordon Sondland chooses to save himself, not Trump (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2019 OP
He is a successful hotelier SallyHemmings Nov 2019 #1
I want to think he has some character. beachbumbob Nov 2019 #2
Only if staring at perjury charges flamingdem Nov 2019 #3
That brings out character alright!! beachbumbob Nov 2019 #4
Lucky for us! And, by "us" I mean Cha Nov 2019 #5
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