BREAKING: National Security Adviser John Bolton wanted White House lawyers alerted to Ukrainian efforts, witness tells Congress.
Former national security adviser John Bolton was so disturbed by Rudy Giuliani’s efforts to get the Ukrainians to investigate President Donald Trump’s political opponents that he called it a “drug deal,” former White House official Fiona Hill reportedly told Congress on Monday.
Hill, the former top Europe expert in Trump’s White House, testified that Bolton told her he wanted no part of the effort by Giuliani and acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, a person in the room for Hill’s testimony told NBC News."I am not part of whatever drug deal Rudy and Mulvaney are cooking up," Bolton told Hill according to the testimony, the Times reported.
Hill told lawmakers she considered what was happening to be a clear counterintelligence risk to the United States, the individual in the room forRequests for comment to the White House, Giuliani and Bolton were not immediately returned Monday night. Also Monday, correspondence between the White House deputy counsel and Hill’s lawyers show the White HouseThe letters, obtained by NBC News, illustrate that while the White House did not try to block Hill from testifying, it did tell Hill’s lawyers about four areas that could potentially fall under executive privilege.
Hill testified under subpoena on Monday to the House. Previously, she agreed to testify at Congress' written request.over matters that include Trump’s communication with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that involved a request for an investigation by that country into Biden and his son.Josh Lederman is a national political reporter for NBC News.
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