Impeachment Witness Gordon Sondland Is Suing Mike Pompeo And U.S. For $1.8 Million
The suit alleges that Pompeo reneged on "a legally binding promise, both individually and on behalf of the Government," to reimburse Sondland for his legal fees relating to the 2019 impeachment investigation.
Sondland says the State Department "bucked normal convention and denied him the services of any government counsel" to prepare for the impeachment inquiry, in which he testified under oath for over 17 hours in October and November 2019, according to the suit, "the last seven broadcasted on live national television and elsewhere around the world."
Sondland, who served as Trump's ambassador to the European Union, was fired the following February, according to the suit, "simply for telling the truth," and he alleges that the government has withheld reimbursement of his attorney's fees in a "willful breach" of the October 2019 agreement to pay them.
John Cena Apologizes to China After Calling Taiwan a Country
"Taiwan will be the first country to see Fast & Furious 9. This movie is really great—and it's huge," the WWE superstar said on May 8. "You'll be the first to see the film," he added during Mandarin Chinese segment.