Article snippet: Three women have accused Gordon Sondland, the US ambassador to the European Union, of making unwanted sexual advances toward them years before his recent turn as a star witness at the impeachment proceedings against President Trump, according to a news report. The women shared their accounts with ProPublica and Portland Monthly, which published them online Wednesday in a joint investigative project between the nonprofit news organization and the Oregon magazine. The publication of the allegations came exactly one week after Sondland appeared before Congress and gave what was widely viewed as damaging testimony about Trump’s dealings with Ukraine and a “quid pro quo.” Sondland, 62, a businessman and hotelier, contributed $1 million to Trump’s inaugural committee. The report identified the three women as Jana Solis, Natalie Sept and Nicole Vogel, who is the owner of Portland Monthly. The magazine said that Vogel was not involved in editorial decisions and that the magazine’s editorial team decided independently to pursue the story. Sept confirmed in an email Wednesday night that her account in the report was accurate. The two other women could not immediately be reached for comment, but all three told the magazine that Sondland had retaliated against them after they rejected his advances. In an email to The New York Times on Wednesday night, Sept said that she had been “haunted by this experience — especially since seeing Sondland’s confirmation as ambassador.” “I... Link to the full article to read more