Today, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovich testified to the House impeachment inquiry about her reaction to nitwit crime family boss Donald "The Dumb Don" Trump's characterizations of her while serving in Kiev:
Yovanovitch says she was "shocked" and "devastated" to read about Trump characterizing her as "bad news" during his fateful July phone call with Zelensky.— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 15, 2019
"The color drained from my face. I think I even had a physical reaction. I think, even now, words fail me." pic.twitter.com/UzlX7846Zi
Yovanovitch says she interpreted Trump's comment to Zelensky during the July call in which he vowed that she was "going to go through some things" as a threat against her.— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 15, 2019
"I wondered what that meant. It concerned me." pic.twitter.com/sgtY3BTHZO
Meanwhile, The Dumb Don was adding new ammunition for a witness intimidation/ obstruction of Congress article of impeachment by tweeting in real time. Here are the relevant tweets from the twit:
Everywhere Marie Yovanovitch went turned bad. She started off in Somalia, how did that go? Then fast forward to Ukraine, where the new Ukrainian President spoke unfavorably about her in my second phone call with him. It is a U.S. President’s absolute right to appoint ambassadors.— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 15, 2019
....They call it “serving at the pleasure of the President.” The U.S. now has a very strong and powerful foreign policy, much different than proceeding administrations. It is called, quite simply, America First! With all of that, however, I have done FAR more for Ukraine than O.— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 15, 2019
Translation from mob- speak: Yovanovich wouldn't play ball with Trump, his consigliere Rudy "You Have A Fool For A Lawyer" Giuliani and his numbnut cohorts in their scheme to smear the Bidens.
Rep. Adam Schiff saw the tweets and asked Amb. Yovanovich to respond, then spoke to reporters:
.@RepAdamSchiff reads President Trump tweets about Marie Yovanovitch.— CSPAN (@cspan) November 15, 2019
Marie Yovanovitch: "It's very intimidating."
Schiff: "Some us here take witness intimidation very very seriously.
Watch LIVE here: https://t.co/hfUPMqA2R9 pic.twitter.com/oMq7uLGogQ
Adam Schiff blasts Trump for intimidating Yovanovitch in real-time on Twitter. #impeachmenthearing pic.twitter.com/zutlQ2paMO— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) November 15, 2019
What a foul criminal we have in the White (Supremacist) House. But, of course, we must ask ourselves the all- important question for all of these hearings: "Did it have pizzazz?"
UPDATE: Here's what happened when Amb. Yovanovich left the hearing at the end --
Whoops, cheers and a round of applause from members of the public as Yovanovitch’s testimony comes to an end. That doesn’t happen every day. #ImpeachingHearings pic.twitter.com/pUJH74RpGj— Ben Riley-Smith (@benrileysmith) November 15, 2019
At a time when it's a struggle to feel pride about America, Yovanivich brought it back with her integrity, honesty, and courage. She deserves applause and recognition as a hero who has been attacked by her own country because her integrity was getting in the way of their schemes.I hope she can pick up the threads of her life and career and not fear retribution from the political villains who attacked her.
ReplyDeletedonnah -- she ate the Republicans lunch and got the ovation she deserved at the end of the day. I think she'll be fine; she's extremely competent and there will be lots of people in a position to help her if that's necessary. Impressive witnesses so far.
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