What Went Down During Gordon Sondland’s Testimony

For what it’s worth, announcing criminal investigations in advance is not typical. It’s seen as unfair to the suspects and also a good way to tip people off that they’re about to be investigated, which can result in destruction of evidence. So not really a sign that you’re trying to actually figure out what’s going on.

Right, I think the latter, Chad. But to Galen’s earlier point about headlines, I’m not sure that kind of subtle distinction is going to matter when the overarching takeaway from this is that a quid pro quo existed.

Pence didn’t seem shocked that the aid/visit was tied to the investigations, Sondland suggests.