FIONA HILL UPDATES: We begin with Matt Gaetz barging into the room and this tense exchange in which Schiff tells him to "absent yourself." 
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HILL says she, like Yovanovitch, has faced death threats and anti-Semitic conspiracy theories about links to Soros. She said neighbors told her someone hammered on her door, and people close to her were nervous she was testifying.
HILL said Yovanovitch's ouster had a "devastating" effect on morale and for her personally beause it was rare to see a woman in a such a senior diplomatic post.
HILL said SONDLAND described himself as Trump's "point-man" in Europe and frequently gave her personal cell phone number to contacts looking to meet with her or John BOLTON.
Hill says in July 10 meeting, SONDLAND "blurted out" to Ukrainians that there was a deal with Mulvaney to give Zelensky a White House meeting if they launched investigations in the "energy sector" -- code for Burisma.
Bolton had been trying not to commit to a meeting yet.
Bolton had been trying not to commit to a meeting yet.
HILL says she was aware that Ukraine allowed KILIMNIK to slip across the border to Russia.
She said she had known him from previous interactions and everyone on her staff believed he was a "Russian spy."
She said she had known him from previous interactions and everyone on her staff believed he was a "Russian spy."
HILL forcefully rejects as a "fiction" the notion that Ukraine was trying ot interferein the 2016 election. She notes that some "Ukrainians" may have tried -- Just as Ukrainian-Americans Parnas and Fruman are accused of doing.
HILL indicates that Ukrainians currying favor with Clinton was rational because they -- like most countries -- thought she would.
She said many Ukrainians and Russians interacted with Bush/Rubio and other campaigns because they never thought Trump would be the nominee.
She said many Ukrainians and Russians interacted with Bush/Rubio and other campaigns because they never thought Trump would be the nominee.
HILL is a snorkeler.
