WATCH: Sondland: It’s wrong for president to seek foreign help in investigating political opponents

Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., questioned Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, on Nov. 20 in a public hearing as part of the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. Swalwell asked if Sondland would agree that "it is wrong for the president of the United States to ask the leader of a foreign government to investigate the president of the United States' political opponent?" Sondland said yes. Sondland testified that there was a “quid pro quo” in which U.S. aid and a White House meeting were contingent on Ukraine agreeing to investigate the 2016 elections and the Ukrainian energy company Burisma, where the son of 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden, Hunter, sat on the board. Sondland also said he understood the “prerequisites” to be a reflection of “Trump’s desires and requirements.”

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