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Ambassador Acknowledges Linking Ukraine Military Aid To Investigation

Gordon Sondland, the U.S. envoy to the European Union, revised his previous testimony. His earlier deposition was contradicted by other witnesses. A full transcript has now been released.
U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland (center) arrives at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 17. The transcript of his testimony was released on Tuesday.

Editor's note: This is a developing story and will update with more details of the testimony.

Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, acknowledged telling an aide to Ukraine's president that U.S. military aid was tied to a public statement of "corruption" from Kyiv, according to a supplemental statement from Sondland that was part of a transcript released Tuesday of

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