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dalton99a

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10. The building was "in excellent condition" before Sondland's arrival

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2019, 11:52 PM

Oct 2019

A person who had spoken with Sondland about the renovations told the Washington Post that the U.S. embassy was “nearly unusable for representational purposes,” and noted that the upgrades cost less than moving the embassy to another location, which was proposed and scrapped during the Barack Obama administration. But a source knowledgeable about the state of the Brussels residence told me that it was “in excellent condition” before Sondland’s arrival. “It is a beautiful building, in great shape,” this person added.

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/10/ambassador-gordon-sondland-renovations-brussels-residence

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Amid impeachment probe, Gordon Sondland is overseeing a renovation of his residence that has cost $1 [View all] Dennis Donovan Oct 2019 OP

Bring the brown smelly home... Maxheader Oct 2019 #1

Will he even still be EU ambassador not fooled Oct 2019 #2

something else for the inquiry to ask him about it seems. Thomas Hurt Oct 2019 #3

Ironic? DENVERPOPS Oct 2019 #14

And I bet for that $1 million, they did $1 worth of improvements sandensea Oct 2019 #4

Gotta know there are kickbacks. This was a receipt for Dirty Gordo's 1 mill DT donation. mpcamb Oct 2019 #5

You know, 'gordo' happens to mean fat in Spanish sandensea Oct 2019 #6

He should be forced to pay the costs. LiberalFighter Oct 2019 #7

Interesting, $1M is the amount Sondlund donated to Trump, looks like a great ROI for him flibbitygiblets Oct 2019 #8

AFAIK, it's not 'his home in Brussels' it's the US Ambassador's residence ... mr_lebowski Oct 2019 #12

Another Republican grifter. dalton99a Oct 2019 #9

The building was "in excellent condition" before Sondland's arrival dalton99a Oct 2019 #10

A $400,000 kitchen renovation? Flaleftist Oct 2019 #11

And the grifting grinds on B Stieg Oct 2019 #13

At least it won't leave when Sondland does DeminPennswoods Oct 2019 #15

insanity.... Sancho Oct 2019 #16

Great. HE'S mooching off the taxpayer now, too. calimary Oct 2019 #17

john kasich Marthe48 Oct 2019 #18