A Tuesday report alleges that President Donald Trump learned of the whistleblower complaint before unfreezing aid to Ukraine and participating in a phone call with U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland where he stated that he wanted 'no quid pro quo.'
If the report is accurate, key actions taken by Trump in the immediate aftermath of learning about the complaint may have been informed by his knowledge of being accused of wrongdoing. In particular, the unfreezing of $391 million in military aid to Ukraine on September 11 would have occurred well after the president had knowledge of the complaint.
A key telephone conversation Trump had with U.S. Ambassador to the European Union's Gordon Sondland would also appear likely to have taken place after Trump had knowledge of the whistleblower complaint. The exact timing of the phone call is unclear, but it is thought to have taken place on either September 7 or 9.
The call was discussed during testimony the ambassador gave at the impeachment inquiry. Sondland testified that Trump said he wanted Zelenskiy to"do the right thing," while claiming to not want anything from him in exchange for unfreezing the funds. Trump explicitly used the phrase"no quid pro quo" during the call, notably before the term had been popularly used in regard to the Ukraine allegations.
Only days after learning of the complaint, Trump allegedly began cursing during a conversation with Senator Ron Johnson and angrily denied that he was withholding aid to Ukraine with the intent of getting something in return.
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