Ambassador Sondland told Trump that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky' loves your ass,' i then heard President Trump ask,' So, President Trump's gon na do the investigation ?' Ambassador Sondland replied that' he's gon na do it,' adding that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will do' anything you ask Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to.'.

State Department aide David Holmes

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I was surprised the requirement was so specific and concrete, while we had advised our Ukrainian counterparts to voice a commitment to following the rule of law and generally to investigating credible corruption allegations, this was a demand that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky personally commit to a specific investigation of President Trump's political rival on a cable news channel.

State Department aide David Holmes

Ambassador Sondland told President Trump that Volodymyr Zelensky' loves your ass,' i then heard President Trump ask,' So, President Trump's gon na do the investigation ?' Ambassador Sondland replied that' he's gon na do it,' adding that Volodymyr Zelensky will do' anything you ask Volodymyr Zelensky to.'.

State Department aide David Holmes

I was surprised the requirement was so specific and concrete, while we had advised our Ukrainian counterparts to voice a commitment to following the rule of law and generally to investigating credible corruption allegations, this was a demand that Volodymyr Zelensky personally commit to a specific investigation of President Trump's political rival on a cable news channel.

State Department aide David Holmes

' Big stuff' that benefits The President, like the Joe Biden investigation that Mr. Giuliani was pushing.

State Department aide David Holmes

Ambassador Sondland told Donald Trump that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky' loves your ass,' i then heard Donald Trump ask,' So, Donald Trump's gon na do the investigation ?' Ambassador Sondland replied that' he's gon na do it,' adding that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will do' anything you ask Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to.'.

State Department aide David Holmes