Fiona Hill says Sondland was engaged in politics, not foreign policy

Hill also aide chides Republicans for peddling ‘fictions’ on Ukraine, Russia

Fiona Hill, a Russia expert who worked on President Donald Trump’s National Security Council, on Thursday said she came to understand that Trump’s ambassador to the European Union was on a “domestic political errand” and was not engaged in furthering the foreign policy of the United States.

In detailed testimony during the fifth day of public impeachment hearings into Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, Hill connected dots between current and former administration witnesses over the last eight days, delivering perhaps the most forceful testimony countering the Republican defense of Trump and his dealings in Ukraine.

Hill told the committee that her misunderstanding of Sondland’s responsibilities led to tension between the two.

View the complete November 21 article by Patrick Kelley on The Roll Call website here.