By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-hill-says-russia-wanted-any-newly-minted-u-s-president-in-2016-under-a-cloud Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: Hill says Russia wanted any newly minted U.S. president in 2016 ‘under a cloud’ Politics Nov 21, 2019 11:10 AM EDT A former White House national security aide is testifying at a House impeachment hearing that Russia’s goal in 2016 was to put whomever was elected president “under a cloud.” Fiona Hill testified on Nov. 21 as part of a House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. Watch in the video player above. Fiona Hill is an expert on Russia. She says increased partisanship is “exactly what the Russian government was hoping for.” She says it is “absolutely the case” that it is to Russia’s benefit to blame Ukraine for intervention in the U.S. election. And that falls into “a long pattern of deflection” by Russia. President Donald Trump and other Republicans have pushed the theory that Ukraine intervened in the 2016 election while U.S. intelligence agencies have stated unequivocally that it was Russia. Hill told the committee in her opening statement that Republicans should quit pushing a “fictional” narrative about Ukraine. WATCH LIVE: The Trump Impeachment Hearings – Day 5 We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Associated Press Associated Press
A former White House national security aide is testifying at a House impeachment hearing that Russia’s goal in 2016 was to put whomever was elected president “under a cloud.” Fiona Hill testified on Nov. 21 as part of a House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. Watch in the video player above. Fiona Hill is an expert on Russia. She says increased partisanship is “exactly what the Russian government was hoping for.” She says it is “absolutely the case” that it is to Russia’s benefit to blame Ukraine for intervention in the U.S. election. And that falls into “a long pattern of deflection” by Russia. President Donald Trump and other Republicans have pushed the theory that Ukraine intervened in the 2016 election while U.S. intelligence agencies have stated unequivocally that it was Russia. Hill told the committee in her opening statement that Republicans should quit pushing a “fictional” narrative about Ukraine. WATCH LIVE: The Trump Impeachment Hearings – Day 5 We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now