LAWYER: BOLTON HAS KNOWLEDGE ABOUT UKRAINE NOT YET PUBLIC

WASHINGTON — Former national security adviser John Bolton was “part of many relevant meetings and conversations” pertaining to the House impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump that are not yet public, his lawyer said Friday.

Charles Cooper made the revelation in a letter that suggests Bolton will appear before Congress only if a judge orders him to do so.

The letter, addressed to the top lawyer for the House of Representatives, seeks to distinguish Bolton and former deputy Charles Kupperman from other current and former White House officials who have testified so far to impeachment investigators. The letter says that Bolton and Kupperman, unlike the other witnesses, provided direct advice to Trump regularly and would be asked during any congressional appearance to disclose sensitive foreign policy and national security information. —AP of staff for a meeting if these investigations in the energy sector start,” Hill recalled — a reference to the firm Burisma, where Biden’s son was on the board.

Bolton then abruptly ended the meeting. Pressed on how it came to be that Sondland, a wealthy businessman who has become a key figure in the impeachment probe played such a pivotal role in Ukraine policy, Hill testified she was dismayed by the idea.

“He said he was in charge of Ukraine,” Hill recalled.

She testified that she challenged the new ambassador to the point of being admittedly “rude” to him. “Who says you’re in charge of Ukraine?” she said.

“The president,” he replied.

Both officials are among nearly a dozen who have testified behind closed doors so far, and both said they were not the whistleblower.