Top National Security Council official set to testify in impeachment inquiry is stepping down

Tim Morrison, a senior National Security Council official who deals with Russian affairs, is leaving his post, The Washington Post reports.

In a statement released Wednesday, a senior administration official said that Morrison "has decided to pursue other opportunities — and has been considering doing so for some time. We wish him well." The announcement came on the eve of his testimony before House impeachment investigators.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.