The second day of public hearings in the House Democrats’ ongoing impeachment inquiry into President Trump kicked off Friday, with Marie Yovanovitch, the ousted U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, testifying in an open session.
In her opening statement, Yovanovitch described her shock at the embrace by top U.S. officials of a smear campaign that ultimately led to her ouster. “Ukrainians who preferred to play by the old, corrupt rules sought to remove me,” she said. “What continues to amaze me is that they found Americans willing to partner with them.” While she was testifying, Trump attacked Yovanovitch in a tweet. House Speaker Adam Schiff read the missive to the former ambassador, and later accused Trump of “witness intimidation in real time.”
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Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee Adam Schiff, D-Calif., calls a recess as former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Nov. 15, 2019. (Photo: Andrew Harnik/AP)
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House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., calls a recess during the impeachment hearings on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Friday. (Photo: Andrew Harnik/AP)
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Recess for votes
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., has called a recess while committee members have a previously-scheduled vote unrelated to the impeachment inquiry.
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Marie Yovanovitch (Alex Brandon/AP)
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