Mike Pompeo: I Don’t Know Lev Parnas, ‘Never Heard’ About Surveilling Yovanovitch
Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty, Stephanie Keith/Getty Appearing Friday on Hugh Hewitt’s nationally syndicated radio show, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denied ever meeting indicted Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas and said he had no previous knowledge of allegations of efforts to monitor former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch. A partial transcript is as follows: HUGH HEWITT: I want…
Elise Stefanik: Even Obama’s State Department Was Concerned About Hunter Biden’s Role At Burisma
November 16, 2019 10:02 AM ET Republican New York Rep. Elise Stefanik pointed out during Friday’s impeachment hearings the fact that former President Barack Obama’s own State Department expressed concern about Hunter Biden’s role at Burisma Holdings. During the Friday hearings, Stefanik questioned former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch about Obama-era prepping for her…
Twitter Nixes Accounts For Sharing Tweets Supporting Trump’s Move To Fire Yovanovitch
November 15, 2019 5:18 PM ET Twitter is suspending accounts that are sharing what the company believes are inorganic tweets supporting President Donald Trump’s move to fire former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch. The company is nixing a spate of accounts containing the phrase: “I Hired Donald Trump To Fire People Like Yovanovitch,” BuzzFeed…
Yovanovitch Admits She Knew About Biden & Burisma, Did Nothing
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch admitted Friday under questioning from Republican counsel that she had been briefed about the fact that Hunter Biden was on Burisma’s board, but did nothing about it. Hunter Biden, one of then-Vice President Joe Biden’s children, was named to a highly-compensated board position in 2014 while his father…
Marie Yovanovitch Compares Herself to Diplomats Killed in Benghazi
Drew Angerer/Getty Images Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch compared herself to the diplomats and contractors killed in Benghazi in her opening statement in the second public impeachment inquiry on Friday. “We make a difference everyday,” she said in a defense of herself and diplomats serving around the world. She continued: We are people…
Swalwell: Trump’s Yovanovitch Tweet ‘Should Be Considered’ as New Impeachment Article
During an interview with CNN on Friday, Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA) stated that President Trump’s tweet about former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch “should be considered” as a new article of impeachment against President Trump. Host Anderson Cooper asked, “You think this should be added, potentially, to articles of impeachment?” Swalwell said, “It should…
Democrats Hope Marie Yovanovitch’s Testimony Will Draw Sympathy from Americans
Democrats are hoping the former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch’s testimony on Friday will draw sympathy from Americans watching the impeachment inquiry hearings, according to reports. Yovanovitch is going to “tug at America’s heartstrings,” a Democrat aide told NBC News earlier this week. A Democrat aide also told Axios earlier this week, “Yovanovitch was the…
Report: Impeachment Witness Marie Yovanovitch Caught in Apparent Falsehood Under Oath
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, who was fired by President Donald Trump in May, misled lawmakers in her testimony she gave as part of House Democrats’ impeachment probe, according to a report. Yovanovitch testified behind closed doors on October 11 that in mid-August, a Democrat House Foreign Affairs Committee staffer had reached out…
