“House Democrats’ critical witness — Sondland — actually destroys their case,” Trump’s lawyers wrote in a brief filed Monday. Trump’s team isn’t planning to end its case there concerning Sondland, according to a senior White House official. The two last saw each other at the White House on Oct. 2 for the Finnish president’s visit. Sondland’s testimony, he said, “will speak for itself.”ADSondland’s severed tie to the White House has diminished the ambassador’s swagger, but it’s not gone, several associates said. Sondland previously loomed large over U.S.-Ukraine relations, a fact that accounts for his central role in the impeachment trial.

Source: Washington Post January 23, 2020 00:15 UTC