AP: Second US Official In Kyiv Heard President Trump Call On Investigations

U.S. Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland attends the EU-U.S. High-Level Forum on small modular reactors at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium October 21, 2019. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

The Hill: Second person heard call suggesting Trump cared more about 'investigations' than Ukraine: AP

A second official at the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine overheard U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland's call with President Trump about the need for an investigation by Ukraine, The Associated Press reported Thursday, citing an unidentified source.

Kyiv-based foreign service officer Suriya Jayanti also overheard the call, the wire service reported, citing a person briefed on what Jayanti overheard.

William Taylor, chargé d'affaires to Ukraine, testified Wednesday that someone on his staff overheard a July 26 call between Trump and Sondland during which Trump asked Sondland “about the investigations.”

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Update #1: Second person heard call suggesting Trump cared more about 'investigations' than Ukraine: AP (The Hill)
Update #2: Second U.S. embassy official reportedly heard Trump call with Sondland (Politico)

WNU Editor: In yesterday's testimony chargé d'affaires to Ukraine William Taylor testified that someone on his staff overheard a July 26 call between Trump and Sondland during which Trump asked Sondland “about the investigations.” In today's AP report .... AP source: Second US official in Kyiv heard Trump call (AP), an anonymous source is also saying the same thing. I am not impressed.  If you are going to impeach the President you will need more than just hearsay, one anonymous source, and an opinion on what may or may not have been said.

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