White House, Pence Dispute Gordon Sondland’s ‘Quid Pro Quo’ Claim

U.S. Ambassador Gordon Sondland, center, arrives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Oct. 17, 2019. Olivier Doulier /AFP/Getty Images

The White House on Wednesday disputed a claim from Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, saying there were no quid pro quo demands made to Ukraine by President Donald Trump or other White House officials.

“Ambassador Sondland previously testified that the president told him directly that he was not interested in a quid pro quo,” the White House said in an emailed statement. “He testified that President Trump repeatedly made it clear he wanted no quid pro quo.”