Three women have accused Gordon Sondland, the U.S. 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 Donald Trump, according to a news report. The report identified the three women as Jana Solis, Natalie Sept and Nicole Vogel, who is the owner of Portland Monthly. 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. “These untrue claims of unwanted touching and kissing are concocted and, I believe, coordinated for political purposes,” Sondland said. Despite the episode, Vogel told the magazine, she kept a lunch meeting with Sondland, who she said put his hand on her mid-thigh as they drove to the restaurant.

Source: National Post November 28, 2019 13:51 UTC