Fiona Hill, a former White House adviser on Russia, told House impeachment investigators behind closed doors Monday that she had strongly and repeatedly objected to the ouster earlier this year of former Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, according to a person familiar with the testimony. The interview is one of what could eventually become dozens of closed-door depositions in the impeachment probe. Also up this week: Michael McKinley, a former top aide to Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo who resigned last week. Lawmakers have grown deeply concerned about protecting the person from Trump’s threats and may not wish to risk exposing the whistleblower’s identity. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam B. Schiff (D-Burbank) said Sunday it “may not be necessary” to reveal the whistleblower’s identity as the House gathers evidence.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 15, 2019 04:07 UTC