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Get y get you yovanovitch fired. >> now you testified in your opening statement that you had left ukraine by the time of the july 25th call between president trump and president zelensky. when was the first time that you saw the call record for this phone call? >> when it was released publicly at the end of september i believe. >> and prior to reading that call record were you aware that president trump had specifically made reference to you in that call? >> no. >> what was your reaction to lear...

If this president was a pony and he had to be reduced to one trick, that would be his one pony trick. like thats the closest thing he has to a super power. but when president trump tried that standard one trick pony trick today in the middle of marie yovanovitchs testimony it went wrong for him in a couple of important ways. >> ambassador, youve shown the courage to come forward today and testify. notwithstanding the fact you were urged by the white house or state department not to, notwithstand...

But when president trump tried that standard one trick pony trick today in the middle of marie yovanovitchs testimony it went wrong for him in a couple of important ways. >> ambassador, youve shown the courage to come forward today and testify. notwithstanding the fact you were urged by the white house or state department not to, notwithstanding the fact that as you testified earlier the president implicitly threatened you in that call record. and now the president in realtime is attacking you. ...

Including, you know, on the issue that were discussing today, of corruption. huge challenges. but theyve made a lot of progress since 2014, including in the years that i was there. and i think in part -- the ukranian people get the most credit for that, but a part of that credit goes to the work of the united states and to me as the ambassador in ukraine. >> ambassador, youve shown the courage to come forward today and testify. notwithstanding the fact you were urged by the white house or state ...

Corruption, if anything, her commitment to fighting corruption was part of the reason why she was pushed out. pushing her out made it possible to put in the three amigos two conduct ukraine policy. if there were any doubt why she was pushed out i think the call record eliminates that doubt. is apparent from the that call record that the president associated his bias in favor of his corrupt prosecutor lutsenko with a need to push out yovanovitch, with a need to move forward with the investigation...

Another ambassador without cause based on allegation thaes the state department itself knew to be false? >> no. >> now you testified in your opening statement that you had left ukraine by the time of the july 25th call between president trump and president zelensky. when was the first time that you saw the call record for this phone call? >> when it was released publicly at the end of the september i believe. >> and prior to reading that call record, were you a aware that president trump had spe...

Notwithstanding the fact that as you testified earlier, the president implicitly threatened you in that call record. and now the president in realtime is attacking you. what effect do you think that has on other witnesses willingness to come forward and expose wrongdoing? >> well, its very intimidating. >> designed to intimidate, is it not? >> i cant speak to what the president is trying to do but i think the effect is to be intimidating. >> well, i want to let you know ambassador that some of u...

Corruption. if anything, her commitment to fighting corruption was part of the reason why she was pushed out. pushing her out made it possible to put in the three amigos to conduct ukraine policy. if there were any doubt about why she was pushed out, i think the call record eliminates that doubt. it is apparent from that call record that the president associated his bias in favor of this corrupt prosecutor lutzenko, with a need to push out yovanovitch. with the need to move forward with the inve...

The united states recalling another ambassador without cause based on allegations that the state department itself knew to be false? >> no. >> now, you testified in your opening statement that you had left ukraine by the time of the july 25th call between president trump and president zelensky. when was the first time that you saw the call record for this phone call? >> when it was released publicly at the end of september, i believe. >> and prior to reading that call record, were you aware that...

House or state department not to, notwithstanding the fact that as you testified earlier the president implicitly threatened you in that call record. and now the president in real-time is attacking you. what effect do you think that has on other witnesses willingness to come forward and expose wrongdoing? >> its very intimidating. >> its designed to intimidate, is it not? >> i mean, i cant speak to what the president is trying to do. but i think the effect is to be intimidating. >> well, i want ...