Sondland has emerged as a central figure in the impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump over his contact with Ukraine.
McFaul noted that Sondland"had zero diplomatic experience" before being assigned to"executing this corrupt quid pro quo" with the new Ukrainian government.
Instead, his value lay in the fact that"he contributed $1 million to a Trump inauguration party," McFaul wrote."That's it. No other reason." "Sondland was the perfect teammate for Rudolph W. Giuliani and his private lieutenants, who had been deputized by Trump to dig for dirt on the Bidens in Ukraine," McFaul told the Post.McFaul noted that Sondland is not the first businessperson to swap donations for a diplomatic position, but argued that such appointments are damaging America's international image."We are the only country in the world that rewards campaign donors with ambassadorships," he wrote.
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