“He had to announce the investigations. He didn’t actually have to do them, as I understood it.”

…Not conduct the investigation. Not prosecute anyone. Just announce it.

…After that phone call, Sondland made clear to Holmes (and others who were at the table with him) that Trump didn’t care about Ukraine or corruption in the country more broadly. He cared about the Bidens and getting an investigation into them announced.

The huge Gordon Sondland revelation almost everyone missed – CNNPolitics

hmmm