Article snippet: A lawyer for the U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland told The Wall Street Journal that Sondland told impeachment committee members that MORE's dealings with Ukraine amounted to a quid pro quo. Sondland's lawyer, Robert Luskin, told the news outlet that Sondland revealed to House committees he thought that a meeting between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky would only take place if the country agreed to investigate corruption allegations about his political rivals. Last month, Speaker of the House MORE (D-Calif.) launched an impeachment inquiry into Trump's dealings with the Ukraine following a whistleblower complaint about a July 25 call with Zelensky. When a lawmaker asked Sondland if he believed this arrangement was a quid pro quo, Sondland said he believed so, but warned that he was not a lawyer, Luskin told the newspaper. The Journal's report follows text messages between Sondland and U.S. diplomat Bill Taylor that came out during the impeachment inquiry. In the exchange, Taylor said "it's crazy to withhold security assistance for help with a political campaign." "The president has been crystal clear no quid pro quo's of any kind," Sondland responded. Taylor's subsequent testimony resulted in scrutiny on Sondland and some lawmakers have called for him to return and answer more questions. Taylor testimony was similar. He told the House investigators that a meeting between Trump and Zelensky as well as security assistanc... Link to the full article to read more