external forces as they seek to divide us against each other degrade our institutions and destroy the american people and our democracy. i respect the work that this congress does in carrying out its constitutional responsibilities including this inquiry and i am here to help you to the best of my ability. if the president or anyone else impedes or subverts the national security of the united states to further domestic political or personal interests, that's more than worthy of your attention. but we must not let domestic politics stops us from defending ourselves against the foreign powers who truly wish us harm. i'm ready to answer your questions. thank you. >> thank you, dr. hill. i will now proceed to the first round of questions as detailed inue the memo provided to committee members, 45 minutes of questions conducted by the chairman or majority counsel followed by 45 minutes for the ranking member or minority counsel. following that unless i specify additional equal time for extended questioning we will