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    Gordon Sondland Was A Low-Profile Hotel Owner. Until He Went To Work For Trump

    The Portland hotel owner and ambassador, who is scheduled to testify before Congress on Wednesday, is a pivotal witness in the impeachment inquiry. His relationship with Trump is a complicated one.
    by Jim Zarroli Nov 19, 2019 2 minutes
    Hotel owner Gordon Sondland, who is scheduled to testify before Congress on Wednesday, is a pivotal witness in the impeachment inquiry.

    When Gordon Sondland arrived at the Capitol last month to provide what would be pivotal testimony in the Trump impeachment inquiry, a reporter asked the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, "Are you here to salvage your reputation?"

    "I don't have a reputation to salvage," Sondland shot back.

    Until recently, Sondland, 62, had a pretty low profile outside his hometown of Portland, Ore., where

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