A Dozen House Democrats Call on EU Ambassador to Resign Amid Ukraine

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A dozen House Democrats are calling on Ambassador to the European Union Gordon

Sondland to resign amid the developing Ukraine controversy. Twelve representatives responded
to an NBC News survey for Democratic House members by saying Sondland should resign,
while others said they would wait until after he testifies on Capitol Hill on Tuesday to make a
decision.

The Democratic representatives calling for his resignation are Reps. Tim Ryan
(Ohio), Lloyd Doggett (Texas), Gerry Connolly (Va.), Bennie Thompson (Miss.), Denny
Heck (Wash.), Filemon Vela (Texas), David Price (N.C.), Bonnie Watson
Coleman (N.J.), Anthony Brown (Md.), Dwight Evans (Pa.), Julia Brownley (Calif.) and Gwen
Moore (Wis.) 

“These text messages are deeply troubling. Mr. Sondland has lost credibility and must
resign,” Connolly said to NBC News. Others such as Reps. Jan Schakowsky (Ill.), Yvette
Clarke (N.Y.) and Diana DeGette (Colo.) said the ambassador should resign if the allegations are
true, NBC News reported.

“If these allegations are true, anyone complicit in the president’s alleged attempts to
pressure a foreign leader into interfering with our election should be removed from office
immediately,” DeGette said to NBC News.Sondland is set to appear for a scheduled House
deposition Tuesday. A dozen House Democrats are calling on Ambassador to the European
Union Gordon Sondland to resign amid the developing Ukraine controversy.

Twelve representatives responded to an NBC News survey for Democratic House

members by saying Sondland should resign, while others said they would wait until after he
testifies on Capitol Hill on Tuesday to make a decision.

The Democratic representatives calling for his resignation are Reps. Tim Ryan
(Ohio), Lloyd Doggett (Texas), Gerry Connolly (Va.), Bennie Thompson (Miss.), Denny
Heck (Wash.), Filemon Vela (Texas), David Price (N.C.), Bonnie Watson
Coleman (N.J.), Anthony Brown (Md.), Dwight Evans (Pa.), Julia Brownley (Calif.) and Gwen
Moore (Wis.) 

“These text messages are deeply troubling. Mr. Sondland has lost credibility and must
resign,” Connolly said to NBC News.Others such as Reps. Jan Schakowsky (Ill.), Yvette
Clarke (N.Y.) and Diana DeGette (Colo.) said the ambassador should resign if the allegations are
true, NBC News reported.

“If these allegations are true, anyone complicit in the president’s alleged attempts to
pressure a foreign leader into interfering with our election should be removed from office
immediately,” DeGette said to NBC News.

Sondland is set to appear for a scheduled House deposition Tuesday.