The ex-ambassador to Ukraine testified President Trump pressured the State Department to remove her for over a year amid a “concerted campaign” against her
WASHINGTON—The former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine told lawmakers Friday that President Trump had been pressuring the State Department to remove her from her post for more than a year in response to a “concerted campaign” against her.
Marie Yovanovitch, a former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine whom Mr. Trump removed from her post in May, appeared on Capitol Hill behind closed doors as part of an expanding inquiry in Mr. Trump’s dealings in Ukraine that has metastasized into a full-blown impeachment investigation.
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