Testimony that Trump was personally orchestrating the demand for the Biden investigation.
"Holmes is a counselor for political affairs at the U.S. embassy in Kiev, according to the embassy's website.
According to a portion of Holmes' opening statement obtained by CBS News, Holmes said he and two unnamed staffers were at lunch with Sondland in Ukraine when Sondland called Mr. Trump. Holmes said that Sondland told Mr. Trump that the Ukrainian president "loves your ass."
"I then heard President Trump ask, 'So, he's going to do the investigation?' Ambassador Sondland replied that 'he's gonna do it,' adding that President Zelensky will do 'anything you ask him to,'" Holmes said, according to the statement."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/staffe...ll-with-sondland-testifies-in-closed-hearing/
"Holmes is a counselor for political affairs at the U.S. embassy in Kiev, according to the embassy's website.
According to a portion of Holmes' opening statement obtained by CBS News, Holmes said he and two unnamed staffers were at lunch with Sondland in Ukraine when Sondland called Mr. Trump. Holmes said that Sondland told Mr. Trump that the Ukrainian president "loves your ass."
"I then heard President Trump ask, 'So, he's going to do the investigation?' Ambassador Sondland replied that 'he's gonna do it,' adding that President Zelensky will do 'anything you ask him to,'" Holmes said, according to the statement."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/staffe...ll-with-sondland-testifies-in-closed-hearing/