The Russia Hawk in the White House - POLITICO
The Russia Hawk in the White House - POLITICO The Russia Hawk in the White House - POLITICO Posted: 30 Sep 2019 02:00 AM PDT Just weeks into her new job as the White House's top Russia analyst, Fiona Hill was sitting in one of her first high-level meetings with the president, his national security adviser, and a pounding migraine. Furiously writing notes, keeping her head down, and willing both the meeting and the hammering in her head to end, it took her a few moments to realize her then-boss, Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, had called on her repeatedly. She shot up, wide-eyed, sure she'd be fired. Trump at that point confused her for the executive secretary rather than his top Russia adviser. Story Continued Below "Fiona got off to a rocky start," said one of her longtime friends, to whom she confided in those early days. This account of her 2½-year tenure was pieced together through interviews with more than a dozen...