
Pence’s chief of staff says Sondland just lied under oath in impeachment testimony
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EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland testified on Wednesday that he spoke with Vice President Mike Pence directly about concerns that a delay in aid to Ukraine was tied to a request for the nation to launch an investigation into Joe Biden and the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
Pence’s Chief of Staff Marc Short has now fired back at the claim and says Sondland lied under oath.
“The Vice President never had a conversation with Gordon Sondland about investigating the Bidens, Burisma, or the conditional release of financial aid to Ukraine based upon potential investigations,” Short said in a public statement.
Sondland claimed he was alone with Pence when he brought up his concerns, but Short says this conversation “never happened.”
“Ambassador Sondland was never alone with Vice President Pence on the September 1 trip to Poland. This alleged discussion recalled by Ambassador Sondland never happened,” Short said.