Schiff quoted George Kent, who testified on Wednesday that "you can't promote principled anti-corruption action without pissing-off corrupt people."
She said she found them "very intimidating."Īdam Schiff: Getting rid of Marie Yovanovitch helped set stage for "irregular" Ukraine channel 01:27ĩ:15 a.m.: As the hearing got underway, Schiff praised Yovanovitch and her record of fighting corruption during her time in Kiev. In a remarkable moment, Yovanovitch was asked to respond to the president's tweets just minutes after he sent them. diplomats.Īs she was testifying, the president tweeted a new attack targeting her, claiming that "everywhere Yovanovitch went turned bad," seemingly blaming her for instability in dangerous foreign countries where she has been posted over her 33-year career.
foreign policy had been co-opted by a rogue faction that was led by Giuliani and abetted by other U.S. Democrats said her experience showed that U.S. Republicans at the hearing praised her service and largely avoided casting doubt on her account, instead criticizing Democrats for their handling of the proceedings and questioning the relevance of Yovanovitch's testimony, given that she was dismissed before the events at the center of the Ukraine affair. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill on November 15, 2019. I was shocked and devastated that I would feature in a phone call between two heads of state in such a manner." Former U.S. "A person who saw me actually reading the transcript said that the color drained from my face," she said Friday, becoming visibly upset. Over the course of more than six hours, she said she was given no reason for her abrupt removal from Kiev and did not know why she was targeted by Rudy Giuliani. Marie "Masha" Yovanovitch appeared Friday before the House Intelligence Committee in the second public hearing in the impeachment inquiry. ambassador to Ukraine who was prematurely recalled from her post told lawmakers she was the victim of a smear campaign orchestrated by "foreign corrupt interests" in Ukraine who worked with Trump allies to tarnish her reputation after 33 years in public service.
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