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Sondland testified that he did not recall doing that.

SCHIFF (Chairman): If I could just jnterject. I'm sorry, Mr. Goldman. I just want to get further clarification. Is it your recollectjon, Ambassador, that you never advised Ambassador Yovanovitch to go big, make a public statement of fu11-throated support of the President?

SONDLAND: I honestly don't recall. I honestly don't.

GOLDMAN (Majority Counsel): Would it surprise you if someone else said that you did do that?

SONDLAND: Probably, yeah. GOLDMAN: Would it surprise you-

SONDLAND: I don't know that we had - I'm trying to remember that we ever had a career conversation, because I wasn't really involved in her career. I've had career conversations with others. I don't reca1l having one with her.

SCHIFF: Do you think it would have been appropriate for an ambassador to voice personal political support for the President rather than advocate for the issues important to Ukraine?

SONDLAND: No, no, I think it's always more appropriate to advocate support for the country that you're assigned to, not for - your political hat is off.

Later:

CASTOR (Minority Counsel): Okay. Did Ambassador Yovanovitch lean on you for counseling?

SONDLAND: We may have - I don't remember. I honestly don't rememebr the conversation. I'm not denying it occurred. I just don't remember.

CASTOR: Okay. So to the best of your recollection, you never-

SONDLAND: It wasn't, you know, a momentous enough conversation that I would have remembered it.

CASTOR: Okay. You never encouraged her, to the best of your recollection, to tweet or something to that effect, support of the President?

SONDLAND: Again, I don't - would I swear 100 percent I didn't, no, but I don't- I just don't remember it.

CASTOR: That's all we're asking you, is your best recollection as you sit here today.

SONDLAND: Yeah, I don't- I don't- I don't remember it. I think I was writing reviews for all my employees at the time, so I was a little preoccupied.

Sondland testified that he did not recall doing that.

SCHIFF (Chairman): If I could just interject. I'm sorry, Mr. Goldman. I just want to get further clarification. Is it your recollection, Ambassador, that you never advised Ambassador Yovanovitch to go big, make a public statement of full-throated support of the President?

SONDLAND: I honestly don't recall. I honestly don't.

GOLDMAN (Majority Counsel): Would it surprise you if someone else said that you did do that?

SONDLAND: Probably, yeah. GOLDMAN: Would it surprise you-

SONDLAND: I don't know that we had - I'm trying to remember that we ever had a career conversation, because I wasn't really involved in her career. I've had career conversations with others. I don't recall having one with her.

SCHIFF: Do you think it would have been appropriate for an ambassador to voice personal political support for the President rather than advocate for the issues important to Ukraine?

SONDLAND: No, no, I think it's always more appropriate to advocate support for the country that you're assigned to, not for - your political hat is off.

Later:

CASTOR (Minority Counsel): Okay. Did Ambassador Yovanovitch lean on you for counseling?

SONDLAND: We may have - I don't remember. I honestly don't remember the conversation. I'm not denying it occurred. I just don't remember.

CASTOR: Okay. So to the best of your recollection, you never-

SONDLAND: It wasn't, you know, a momentous enough conversation that I would have remembered it.

CASTOR: Okay. You never encouraged her, to the best of your recollection, to tweet or something to that effect, support of the President?

SONDLAND: Again, I don't - would I swear 100 percent I didn't, no, but I don't- I just don't remember it.

CASTOR: That's all we're asking you, is your best recollection as you sit here today.

SONDLAND: Yeah, I don't- I don't- I don't remember it. I think I was writing reviews for all my employees at the time, so I was a little preoccupied.

Sondland testified that he did not recall doing that.

SCHIFF (Chairman): If I could just jnterject. I'm sorry, Mr. Goldman. I just want to get further clarification. Is it your recollectjon, Ambassador, that you never advised Ambassador Yovanovitch to go big, make a public statement of fu11-throated support of the President?

SONDLAND: I honestly don't recall. I honestly don't.

GOLDMAN (Majority Counsel): Would it surprise you if someone else said that you did do that?

SONDLAND: Probably, yeah. GOLDMAN: Would it surprise you-

SONDLAND: I don't know that we had - I'm trying to remember that we ever had a career conversation, because I wasn't really involved in her career. I've had career conversations with others. I don't reca1l having one with her.

SCHIFF: Do you think it would have been appropriate for an ambassador to voice personal political support for the President rather than advocate for the issues important to Ukraine?

AMBASSADOR SONDLAND: No, no, I think it's always more appropriate to advocate support for the country that you're assigned to, not for - your political hat is off.

Later:

CASTOR (Minority Counsel): Okay. Did Ambassador Yovanovitch lean on you for counseling?

SONDLAND: We may have - I don't remember. I honestly don't rememebr the conversation. I'm not denying it occurred. I just don't remember.

CASTOR: Okay. So to the best of your recollection, you never-

SONDLAND: It wasn't, you know, a momentous enough conversation that I would have remembered it.

CASTOR: Okay. You never encouraged her, to the best of your recollection, to tweet or something to that effect, support of the President?

SONDLAND: Again, I don't - would I swear 100 percent I didn't, no, but I don't- I just don't remember it.

CASTOR: That's all we're asking you, is your best recollection as you sit here today.

SONDLAND: Yeah, I don't- I don't- I don't remember it. I think I was writing reviews for all my employees at the time, so I was a little preoccupied.

Sondland testified that he did not recall doing that.

SCHIFF (Chairman): If I could just jnterject. I'm sorry, Mr. Goldman. I just want to get further clarification. Is it your recollectjon, Ambassador, that you never advised Ambassador Yovanovitch to go big, make a public statement of fu11-throated support of the President?

SONDLAND: I honestly don't recall. I honestly don't.

GOLDMAN (Majority Counsel): Would it surprise you if someone else said that you did do that?

SONDLAND: Probably, yeah. GOLDMAN: Would it surprise you-

SONDLAND: I don't know that we had - I'm trying to remember that we ever had a career conversation, because I wasn't really involved in her career. I've had career conversations with others. I don't reca1l having one with her.

SCHIFF: Do you think it would have been appropriate for an ambassador to voice personal political support for the President rather than advocate for the issues important to Ukraine?

SONDLAND: No, no, I think it's always more appropriate to advocate support for the country that you're assigned to, not for - your political hat is off.

Later:

CASTOR (Minority Counsel): Okay. Did Ambassador Yovanovitch lean on you for counseling?

SONDLAND: We may have - I don't remember. I honestly don't rememebr the conversation. I'm not denying it occurred. I just don't remember.

CASTOR: Okay. So to the best of your recollection, you never-

SONDLAND: It wasn't, you know, a momentous enough conversation that I would have remembered it.

CASTOR: Okay. You never encouraged her, to the best of your recollection, to tweet or something to that effect, support of the President?

SONDLAND: Again, I don't - would I swear 100 percent I didn't, no, but I don't- I just don't remember it.

CASTOR: That's all we're asking you, is your best recollection as you sit here today.

SONDLAND: Yeah, I don't- I don't- I don't remember it. I think I was writing reviews for all my employees at the time, so I was a little preoccupied.

Sondland testified that he did not recall doing that.

SCHIFF (Chairman): If I could just jnterject. I'm sorry, Mr. Goldman. I just want to get further clarification. Is it your recollectjon, Ambassador, that you never advised Ambassador Yovanovitch to go big, make a public statement of fu11-throated support of the President?

SONDLAND: I honestly don't recall. I honestly don't.

GOLDMAN (Majority Counsel): Would it surprise you if someone else said that you did do that?

SONDLAND: Probably, yeah.

Later:

CASTOR (Minority Counsel): Okay. Did Ambassador Yovanovitch lean on you for counseling?

SONDLAND: We may have - I don't remember. I honestly don't rememebr the conversation. I'm not denying it occurred. I just don't remember.

CASTOR: Okay. So to the best of your recollection, you never-

SONDLAND: It wasn't, you know, a momentous enough conversation that I would have remembered it.

CASTOR: Okay. You never encouraged her, to the best of your recollection, to tweet or something to that effect, support of the President?

SONDLAND: Again, I don't - would I swear 100 percent I didn't, no, but I don't- I just don't remember it.

CASTOR: That's all we're asking you, is your best recollection as you sit here today.

SONDLAND: Yeah, I don't- I don't- I don't remember it. I think I was writing reviews for all my employees at the time, so I was a little preoccupied.

Sondland testified that he did not recall doing that.

SCHIFF (Chairman): If I could just jnterject. I'm sorry, Mr. Goldman. I just want to get further clarification. Is it your recollectjon, Ambassador, that you never advised Ambassador Yovanovitch to go big, make a public statement of fu11-throated support of the President?

SONDLAND: I honestly don't recall. I honestly don't.

GOLDMAN (Majority Counsel): Would it surprise you if someone else said that you did do that?

SONDLAND: Probably, yeah. GOLDMAN: Would it surprise you-

SONDLAND: I don't know that we had - I'm trying to remember that we ever had a career conversation, because I wasn't really involved in her career. I've had career conversations with others. I don't reca1l having one with her.

SCHIFF: Do you think it would have been appropriate for an ambassador to voice personal political support for the President rather than advocate for the issues important to Ukraine?

AMBASSADOR SONDLAND: No, no, I think it's always more appropriate to advocate support for the country that you're assigned to, not for - your political hat is off.

Later:

CASTOR (Minority Counsel): Okay. Did Ambassador Yovanovitch lean on you for counseling?

SONDLAND: We may have - I don't remember. I honestly don't rememebr the conversation. I'm not denying it occurred. I just don't remember.

CASTOR: Okay. So to the best of your recollection, you never-

SONDLAND: It wasn't, you know, a momentous enough conversation that I would have remembered it.

CASTOR: Okay. You never encouraged her, to the best of your recollection, to tweet or something to that effect, support of the President?

SONDLAND: Again, I don't - would I swear 100 percent I didn't, no, but I don't- I just don't remember it.

CASTOR: That's all we're asking you, is your best recollection as you sit here today.

SONDLAND: Yeah, I don't- I don't- I don't remember it. I think I was writing reviews for all my employees at the time, so I was a little preoccupied.