investigations into the 2016 election, the bidens, and burisma. i stated to ambassador sondland that his statements were inappropriate, that the request to investigate biden and his son had nothing to do with national security and that such investigations were not something the nsc was going to get involved in or push. dr. hill then entered the room and asserted to ambassador sondland that his statements were inappropriate. following the debriefing meeting, i reported my concerns to the nsc's lead counsel, dr. hill, also reported the incident to the nsc's lead counsel. i mean this was reported to the nsc's top lawyer multiple times, director. >> exactly. and this army officer did as he's trained and what i'm sure now for him is instinctive, which was to report his concerns to the proper authority up the command chain. and of course further reinforcement came from fiona