Schiff is winding up the last few days before Trump finally released the funds on September 11, a period in which Trump was hit with multiple queries from Senators wondering what was going on, concern from Ukraine after the hold became public, news from his own counsel that the whistleblower report was circulating, and word from the House that three different committees were opening investigations.
That’s what was happening when Sondland called the Oval Office on September 9 and Trump screamed “no quid pro quo.”