Sondland confessed under oath that HE tried to a a quid pro quo HIMSELF with the President of Ukraine. In his testimony, NO ONE - most notably the President - authorized or told him to do so. He did that on his own. He said that "later he came to believe" (opinion) he needed to do this so Ukraine gets the aid.
So this was SONDLAND'S criminal activity acting on his own, trying to make himself the point man ON HIS OWN DECISION. HE decided to be a criminal, maybe figuring he'd be a hero within the administration and get a promotion.
Once again, another witness has testified under oath that Trump did NOT say any "quid pro quo" or bribery. However, Sondland just confessed that he tried to so so himself personally ON HIS OWN DECISION based upon his "belief," not his being told by anyone do to so.
"Everyone was in the loop. It was no secret,” Sondland said, according to his prepared remarks.
And he directly communicated the quid pro quo to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Sondland said. He specifically cited a July 19 email copied to acting Mulvaney, Energy Secretary Rick Perry, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and “a lot of senior officials.” In that email, he reveals that he “just talked to Zelensky” and secured a commitment for a “fully transparent investigation.”
Sondland told members of the House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday that
he “later came to believe” that the security assistance — which had been frozen at Trump’s direction over the summer — would not be delivered to Ukraine unless the country publicly committed to pursuing Trump’s desired investigations.
'The answer is yes': Sondland affirms 'quid pro quo' in Ukraine dealings - POLITICO
Arrest Sondland. Lock him up in GITMO. He committed a crime. He just confessed under sworn oath to doing so. He tried to make himself president in secret - unauthorized - communications with the leader of another country. SONDLAND tried to bribe the President of Ukraine for HIS benefit.
