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<em>The Atlantic</em> Politics Daily: ‘The Answer Is Yes.’

Ambassador Gordon Sondland said in his opening statement that <em>yes, </em>there was a quid pro quo. Plus, who will take the most punches at the fifth round of Democratic debates?

It’s Wednesday, November 20. In today’s newsletter: sorting through what Ambassador Gordon Sondland said. Plus, who will punch and who will be punched at tonight’s Democratic debates.

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Ambassador Sondland didn’t disappoint, as a much-anticipated witness for the Democrats.

1. “Was there a quid pro quo?” he said in his opening statement. “The answer is yes.”

The effort to extract investigations from Ukraine in exchange

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