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Ex-Top Russia Adviser Testified Bolton Called Giuliani a “Hand Grenade”

HeadlineOct 15, 2019

In news from Washington, President Trump’s former top Russia adviser Fiona Hill testified in front of the House Intelligence, Foreign Affairs and Oversight committees Monday as part of the ongoing impeachment inquiry. She told lawmakers that former national security adviser John Bolton referred to Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani as a “hand grenade who’s going to blow everybody up.” She also testified that he said, “I am not part of whatever drug deal Sondland and Mulvaney are cooking up,” referring to U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland and White House acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney. Democrats have accused Giuliani of running a “shadow foreign policy” by pushing for the ouster of U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch and pressuring Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter. Hunter Biden spoke to ABC Monday, saying that his foreign business deals showed “poor judgment.” Sondland is slated to testify later this week. So is Bill Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat to Ukraine. In released text messages between the two men, Taylor texted Sondland, “Are we now saying that security assistance and White House meeting are conditioned on investigations?” Sondland texted back, “Call me.”

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