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Russia pushed 'fictions' Trump pursued against Ukraine: impeachment witness

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AFP Washington
Last Updated : Nov 22 2019 | 12:00 AM IST

A former top White House Russia expert testified Thursday that the "fictional narrative" embraced by President Donald Trump that Ukraine meddled in the US elections was fabricated by Russia to wreak havoc in US politics.

Former National Security Council official Fiona Hill, on the fifth day of House Intelligence Committee impeachment hearings, appealed to Republican lawmakers to "not promote politically driven falsehoods that so clear advance Russia's interests."
In the July 25 phone call, Trump asked Zelensky for a "favor," saying: "I would like you to find out what happened with this whole situation with Ukraine," he said, mentioning Crowdstrike by name. "The server, they say Ukraine has it."

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First Published: Nov 22 2019 | 12:00 AM IST

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