Trump Spoke With Ambassador During Five-Hour Gap In Ukraine Texts

Before European Union Ambassador Gordon Sondland could reply to a text message from a colleague about the “crazy” plot to hold military aid to Ukraine hostage for political favors, he consulted with Donald Trump, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.

In early September, Bill Taylor, America’s top diplomat in Ukraine, texted Sondland about concerns related to withholding military aid from Ukraine.

“As I said on the phone, I think it’s crazy to withhold security assistance for help with a political campaign,” Taylor wrote to Sondland, according to texts released by the House of Representatives.

View the complete October 9 article by Dan Desai Martin on the National Memo website here.