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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Trump’s ambassador to the EU admits a quid pro quo

    A key witness in the House impeachment inquiry has made a substantial change to his earlier testimony.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Nov 5, 2019 • 1 min read

    A key witness in the House impeachment inquiry has made a substantial change to his earlier testimony. Gordon Sondland, Ambassador to the European Union, now says that aid to Ukraine was tied to investigations that President Trump and his lawyer Rudy Giuliani wanted. Sondland’s revisions were laid out in transcripts released today by the House committees overseeing the inquiry.

    Meanwhile, Lev Parnas will comply with a subpoena from impeachment investigators. He’s one of two Soviet-born men tied to Giuliani and facing federal campaign finance charges (the other man is Igor Fruman).

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    Long-awaited Roger Stone trial begins
    1. 0:00Trump’s ambassador to the EU admits a quid pro quoYou’re reading this
    2. 9:02The spectacle begins: Roger Stone trial
    3. 18:15Apple gives billions to create affordable housing. Too little, too late?
    4. 27:37Writer retraces a Spanish explorer’s journey from San Diego to San Francisco
    5. 41:57The mad rush to recreate Netflix is making TV more expensive
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