Trump real-time attack “very intimidating” say former U.S. envoy Yovanovitch as she testifies in impeachment inquiry

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Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch

President Donald Trump attacked Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, while she was testifying during the House impeachment inquiry on Friday.

Yovanovitch is a career diplomat and highly regarded for her job in fighting corruption in Ukraine. She is the third witness to testify publicly in the impeachment inquiry, which is focused on Trump’s July 25 phone call with Ukrainian Pres. Volodymyr Zelensky, whom he asked to investigate former Vice President and 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son, Hunter.

Yovanovitch says “unofficial back channels” undermines U.S. policy against corruption

In her testimony, Yovanovitch told House impeachment investigators that Trump’s “unofficial back channels” undermined the U.S. policy against corruption in Ukraine.

She noted that the President’s personal attorney Rudy Guiliani led the smear campaign against her based on allegations from “individuals, who apparently felt stymied by our efforts to promote stated U.S. policy against corruption.”  The smear campaign led Trump to abruptly remove her as Ambassador to Ukraine.