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White House on July 10 expecting something approaching normal. They were in Washington for a scheduled meeting with then-National Security Adviser John Bolton with a plan to propose a new path for U.S.- Ukrainian relations under the umbrella of energy and security cooperation. All seemed to go well—until [

elling.' Another individual called the meeting `erratic' and said the Ukrainians began to ignore Sondland and instead turned to Fiona Hill, who ran the National Security Council's Russia desk at the time, for clarification on Washington's messaging. Sondland has previously tried to EFTA00046176 claim he didn't know much abo

o discussion of Giuliani or investigations and called the conversations uneventful. Other officials who were there have subsequently testified that John Bolton, then the national security adviser, abruptly ended a meeting in his office when Sondland broached the issue of investigations. On Tuesday, Volker s

blican on the House Intelligence Committee, formally requested the testimony of Kurt Volker, the former special envoy to Ukraine, and Tim Morrison, the National Security Council's former senior director covering Russia and Ukraine. Neither of the Republicans had any desire to blame the president who appointed them for any mi

ified that they were told by others that Trump pressured Ukraine, a witness with firsthand information — possibly former national security adviser John Bolton — could still emerge." The Post adds that "if Republicans were so concerned about secondhand accounts, Democrats say, they should allow Trump asso

krainian officials, they sought his guidance on" Rudy Giuliani's "efforts to push the investigations." According to the Times, Vindman, "reflecting the National Security Council's policy...advised Ukrainian officials, including Mr. Zelensky, to steer clear of American politics." The AP (11/19, Mascaro, Jalonick) says the Re