Gordon Sondland sues Mike Pompeo, U.S. for $1.8 million

by News Mon May 24, 2021 10:38 am

Trump impeachment witness Gordon Sondland sues Mike Pompeo, U.S. for $1.8 million

Gordon Sondland sued former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the U.S. for $1.8 million in reimbursement for legal fees incurred during Trump’s first impeachment probe.
The lawsuit alleges Pompeo “made a legally binding promise, both individually and on behalf of the Government,” to pay Sondland’s attorneys’ fees after the ambassador was subpoenaed to testify before Congress.
Sondland in 2019 had testified before Congress that then-President Donald Trump sought a “quid pro quo” with Ukraine.

Gordon Sondland, who as a U.S. ambassador in 2019 accused then-President Donald Trump of seeking a “quid pro quo” with Ukraine, on Monday sued former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the U.S. for $1.8 million in reimbursement for legal fees incurred during Trump’s first impeachment probe.

The lawsuit alleges Pompeo “made a legally binding promise, both individually and on behalf of the Government,” to pay Sondland’s attorneys’ fees after the then-ambassador to the European Union was subpoenaed to testify before Congress.

But Pompeo allegedly “reneged on his promise” after learning what Sondland would say to the congressional investigators: that Trump and his aides, including Rudy Giuliani, pressured Ukraine to announce investigations that would involve then-potential Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden.

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Gordon Sondland sues Mike Pompeo, U.S. for $1.8 million

Gordon Sondland sues Mike Pompeo, U.S. for $1.8 million