Tim Morrison, a senior National Security Council official, is set to step down amid an
impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, it has been confirmed.
After 19 years of government service, I have decided to leave the NSC,” he said in his opening statement to impeachment committees obtained by
CBS News. “I have not submitted a formal resignation at this time because I do not want anyone to think there is a connection between my testimony today and my impending departure. I plan to finalize my transition from the NSC after my testimony is complete.”
Morrison was
among those who listened in on Trump’s July 25 phone call with the leader of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky. The call is the focus of a Democrat-led impeachment inquiry into Trump.
In Morrison’s testimony on Thursday, he told House lawmakers conducting the impeachment inquiry that he thought there was nothing illegal in Trump’s request for Zelensky to investigate the Bidens’ involvement in the 2016 firing of a top Ukrainian prosecutor, Victor Shokin.
“I want to be clear. I was not concerned that anything illegal was discussed,” he said.
More mud in the waters since we only have partial information.