gives lie to that. that shows that this is not at all the way that normal government interactions happen with a foreign government, particularly a government like ukraine. what the president did was both weird and shocking and objected to instantly by people, by non-partisan career folks, who know how these things are supposed to work. here s her talking about meeting at the white house on july 10th. she said quote, ambassador sondland blurted out, well, we have an agreement with the chief of staff, meaning white house chief of staff mick mulvaney, for a meeting if these investigations in the energy sector start. hill said, quote, we all kind of looked up and thought that was somewhat odd. and ambassador bolton, then national security advisor john bolton, immediately stiffened and he ended the meeting. question to fiona hill. right then, he just ended the meeting? answer, yeah, he said well it was very nice to meet you. i can t discuss a meeting at this time. she said it was quote, ver
looked up and thought that was somewhat odd, and ambassador bolton, then national security advisor john bolton, immediately stiffened and he ended the meeting. question to fiona hill right then he just ended the meeting? answer, yeah, he said it was very nice to meet you, i can t discuss a meeting at this time. she said it was, quote, very abrupt. question did you have a conversation with ambassador bolton after this meeting. answer, i did. describe that. answer, ambassador sondland said to ambassador volker and other people who were with him including the ukrainians to come down to a room in the white house to basically talk about next steps. that is also unusual. i mean he meant to talk to ukrainians about next steps about the meeting. question, the white house meeting? answer, ques, the white house meeting. meaning the white house meeting between president trump and president zelensky which gordon
sondland blurted out, well, we have an agreement with the chief of staff, meaning white house chief of staff mick mulvaney, for a meeting if these investigations in the energy sector start. hill said, quote, we all kind of looked up and thought that was somewhat odd, and ambassador bolton, then national security advisor john bolton, immediately stiffened and he ended the meeting. question to fiona hill right then he just ended the meeting? answer, yeah, he said it was very nice to meet you, i can t discuss a meeting at this time. she said it was, quote, very abrupt. question did you have a conversation with ambassador bolton after this meeting? answer, i did. describe that. answer, ambassador sondland said to ambassador volker and other people who were with him including the ukrainians to come down to a room in the white house, the war room, to basically talk about next steps. that is also unusual. i mean he meant to talk to ukrainians about next steps