That caught me ear too, generally, that Fiona Hill was next to Putin at a dinner. How cool that you found the picture! I had not had time to search for it!
My transcription from the Fiona Hill testimony
SNIPPET FROM IMPEACHEMENT HEARING 11/21/19 3:16 pm from “Fox News Reporting.” Fiona relates her experience sitting next to Putin at a gathering, and he said something about fracking working to advantage of US….anti fracking works to advantage of Russia
ON the foot crawler shortly before her comments around 3:15pm ET on “Fox News Reporting,” were the words,
HILL; THE IDEA THAT RUSSIAN DIDN’T CONDUCT A CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE US IN 2016 IS A “FICTIONAL NARRATIVE.’
At this time in the hearing, she was being questioned by Mike Conaway (R-TX).
He mentioned RT as being the propaganda arm of Russia in the US. He had a relatively long statement about Russia, and made the point that RT is the propaganda arm of Russia in the US. He also spoke of the advantage the US has now in oil and gas due to the fracking technology.
“Should Americans be paying attention to that?”
HILL’S RESPONSE:
“In the sense that Americans should be paying attention to RT…I’m not sure what you meant”
CONAWAY’S CLARIFICATION:
“Just that fracking is a controversial issue in our nation - if we did away with fracking, the US would not be in a position today to dominate the oil production in the world…”
“…and will play into Putin’s hands…”
MS HILL:
That’s correct. And actually I’d like to point out in November 2011, I actually sat next to Vladimir Putin at a conference in which he made exactly that point. It was the first time he had actually done so to a group of American journalists and experts who were brought to something called the [?] Discussion Club.
So he started in 2011 making it very clear that he saw American fracking as a great threat to Russian interests. He [We?]was/were struck by how much he stressed this …”
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NYT publishes what it says is leaked information from the Horowitz report. Sez Mr. Trump never backed up any of his claims of spying on his campaign, claims findings contradict Mr. Trump and his supporters' most inflammatory claims, asserts there was no inappropriate actions on the part of the FBI, further - no political bias,- basically every Deep State talking point is claimed as a "leak" from the report according to the New York times. This even though there haven't been leaks from the IG's report prior to the NYT's self serving claims. Oh and the NYT's sources are "people familiar with the draft of the Inspector General's report." (I'm heartily sick of the NYT's fiction writing team and their false resumes)
The NYT's "piece" is written in a sophmoric style and is designed to get out ahead of the actual report. I assume our doomsayers in the forum will suddenly decide that the NYT has such a record of accuracy, they shouldn't wait for the actual report to be released. Don't read excerpts of the NYT's propaganda until you've enjoyed any holiday feasting you plan to do - it would just ruin it for you and for no reason.
And now, a toast. Let us raise a glass of spiced cranberry juice to ring in a splendid holiday for for all patriots and those fighting for freedom world-wide.
Meanwhile - may the desperate NYT, having hungrily awaited its meal, finally receive its plate of painful justice instead, served both cold and "ripe".