JUST IN: Fiona Hill expected to tell Congress that partisan politics drove a 'fictional' narrative on Ukraine
She also described a “shadow foreign policy” overseen by Sondland and others, and how former national security adviser John Bolton had told her to report to lawyers what he described as a “drug deal” cooked up by Sondland and acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney.
Hill, an American who was born in the U.K., planned to describe her family’s background as coal miners who immigrated to the U.S. She will emphasize that she’s served under three presidents from both parties during her foreign policy career, said the individual, who discussed her testimony ahead of the hearing on condition of anonymity.
One of the foremost U.S. experts on Russian President Vladimir Putin, Hill left the White House National Security Council in July, shortly before Trump’s call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. She testified previously about being told in May that Zelenskiy was rattled by overtures from Sondland and Trump personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani. She said Bolton had referred to Giuliani as a “hand grenade.
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