Well ... yeah.
Cuz that's where the Ukraine corruption was.
The transcript showed that.
Done and done.
Sondland also confirmed that ...
"Ukraine Public Statement
First, I knew that a public embrace of anti-corruption reforms by Ukraine was one of the
pre-conditions for securing a White House meeting with President Zelensky. My view was, and
has always been, that such Western reforms are consistent with U.S. support for rule of law in
Ukraine going back decades, under both Republican and Democrat administrations. Nothing
about that request raised any red flags for me, Ambassador Volker, or Ambassador Taylor."
"Former Vice President Biden/Hunter Biden
Third, given many inaccurate press reports, let me be clear about the following: I do not
recall that Mr. Giuliani discussed Former Vice President Biden or his son Hunter Biden with me.
Like many of you, I read the transcript of the Trump-Zelensky call for the first time when it was
released publicly by the White House on September 25, 2019.
Although Mr. Giuliani did mention the name “Burisma” in August 2019, I understood
that Burisma was one of many examples of Ukrainian companies run by oligarchs and lacking
the type of corporate governance structures found in Western companies. I did not know until
more recent press reports that Hunter Biden was on the board of Burisma."
"Withholding Security Assistance
Sixth, to the best of my recollection, I do not recall any discussions with the White House
on withholding U.S. security assistance from Ukraine in return for assistance with the President’s
2020 re-election campaign. I recall that, in late July 2019, Ambassadors Volker and Taylor and I
exchanged emails in which we all agreed that President Zelensky should have no involvement in
2020 U.S. Presidential election politics. At the same time, we all believed strongly that U.S.
Security Assistance should not be withheld."
"Taking the issue seriously, and given the many versions of speculation that had been
circulating about the security aid, I called President Trump directly. I asked the President:
“What do you want from Ukraine?” The President responded, “Nothing. There is no quid pro
quo.” The President repeated: “no quid pro quo” multiple times. This was a very short call.
And I recall the President was in a bad mood."
...
"Let me state clearly: Inviting a foreign government to undertake investigations for the
purpose of influencing an upcoming U.S. election would be wrong. Withholding foreign aid in
order to pressure a foreign government to take such steps would be wrong. I did not and would
not ever participate in such undertakings. In my opinion, security aid to Ukraine was in our vital
national interest and should not have been delayed for any reason."
