The State Department directed European Union Ambassador Gordon Sondland NOT to testify before the House Joint Committee today on impeachment.

Sondland’s attorney released a statement earlier this morning.

Ambassador Sondland is the current US Ambassador to the European Union.

Lawyer for Gordon Sondland, EU ambassador involved in Ukraine affair, says he was blocked from testifying early this morning by the State Department. He is “profoundly disappointed” after traveling from Brussels, lawyer says, and still wants to testify. pic.twitter.com/LOaOlwm7Jb — Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) October 8, 2019

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The Hill reported: