House Releases Transcripts From Recalled US-Ukraine Ambassador Yovanovitch

On Monday, the House committees conducting impeachment inquiries into President Trump released transcripts of testimony from several witnesses, including former US Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch and career diplomat and former senior adviser to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Michael McKinley.

Yovanovitch, who was removed from her post in May, testified that President Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani led a campaign to oust her as ambassador over unsubstantiated allegations that she badmouthed the president and was seeking to stop Ukraine from opening an investigation into Joe Biden and his son. -Axios

Yovanovitch:

McKinley:

McKinley testified to impeachment investigators that he resigned over the State Department’s unwillingness to support foreign service officers caught up in the Ukraine scandal and the apparent “utilization of our ambassadors overseas to advance domestic political objectives.” -Axios

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