Former Mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani speaking in the Albanian town of Manza, on July 13, 2019. Gent Shkullaku/AFP/Getty Images

Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland said he worked with Rudy Giuliani and others to prompt Ukraine to make a public announcement about its investigation — and that any announcement would need to be on TV so President Trump would see it, according to the transcript released Tuesday.

What this means: The emphasis on getting Ukraine to make a public announcement that it was investigating a company linked to Trump political opponent Joe Biden — and not just a conduct an investigation — highlights just how politicized the President's intentions had become with Ukraine.

"I think this was the press statement had now morphed into some kind of an interview that President Zelensky would give to a TV station," Sondland told the committees.

When asked what network the statement should be made on, he answered, "I don't know, but something President Trump would obviously see."

He then mentioned Fox News and its host Tucker Carlson — prompting laughter in the committee room, according to the transcript.