Trump Ordered Ukraine Ambassador Removed After Complaints From Giuliani, Others

[DesertRat]

Source: Wall Street Journal

Marie Yovanovitch dismissed after Trump allies said she was blocking Biden probe and bad-mouthing president, people familiar with the matter say.


WASHINGTON--President Trump ordered the removal of the ambassador to Ukraine after months of complaints from allies outside the administration, including his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, that she was undermining him abroad and obstructing efforts to persuade Kyiv to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, according to people familiar with the matter.

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[LenaBaby61]

1. OFF of the strength ....

Of some silly and debunked, INSANE conspiracy theories/stories.


SO happy to see fascist fatso's crooked, sleazy, treasonous empire (His loving minions included) crumbling down the way it is.

[ritapria]

2. The Plot Thickens

[mahatmakanejeeves]

3. Sometimes you can get the whole article by going in through TWSJ.'s Twitter account.

I was able to read the entire article that way.

Trump ordered the recall of Ukraine ambassador after his allies, including Giuliani, said she was undermining him, say people familiar with the matter

Link to tweet

Trump Ordered Ukraine Ambassador Removed After Complaints From Giuliani, Others
Marie Yovanovitch dismissed after Trump allies said she was blocking Biden probe and bad-mouthing president, people familiar with the matter say

By Rebecca Ballhaus, Michael C. Bender and Vivian Salama
Oct. 3, 2019 5:12 pm ET

WASHINGTON—President Trump ordered the removal of the ambassador to Ukraine after months of complaints from allies outside the administration, including his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, that she was undermining him abroad and obstructing efforts to persuade Kyiv to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, according to people familiar with the matter.

The recall of Marie Yovanovitch in the spring has become a key point of interest in the House impeachment inquiry. A whistleblower complaint by a CIA officer alleges the president solicited foreign interference in the 2020 elections by pressing Ukraine’s president in a July 25 call to pursue investigations, including into the activities of Mr. Biden, a Democrat who is running for president.

The complaint cites Ms. Yovanovitch’s ouster as one of a series of events that paved the way for what the whistleblower alleges was an abuse of power by the president. Mr. Trump has described the call with his Ukrainian counterpart as “perfect” and the House inquiry as a “hoax.”

State Department officials were told this spring that Ms. Yovanovitch’s removal was a priority for the president, a person familiar with the matter said. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo supported the move, an administration official said. Ms. Yovanovitch was told by State Department officials that they couldn’t shield her from attacks by the president and his allies, according to people close to her.

In an interview, Mr. Giuliani told The Wall Street Journal that in the lead-up to Ms. Yovanovitch’s removal, he reminded the president of complaints percolating among Trump supporters that she had displayed an anti-Trump bias in private conversations. In Mr. Giuliani’s view, she also had been an obstacle to efforts to push Ukraine to investigate Mr. Biden and his son, Hunter.
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—Alan Cullison, Courtney McBride, Natalie Andrews and Georgi Kantchev contributed to this article.

Write to Rebecca Ballhaus at [e-mail], Michael C. Bender at [e-mail] and Vivian Salama at [e-mail]

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[FakeNoose]

4. Thanks! I thought Kurt Volker was the ambassador?

If not, what is Volker's official capacity?

We should remember that Zelensky wasn't elected until after this happened. Ambassador Yovanovitch was ousted in the spring, however Zelensky was inaugurated in May. The "phone call" in question happened in July, but there were perhaps other calls preceding, and Mike Pence met with the Ukraine president before the call. This whole thing reeks, but I can't imagine that Ambassador Yovanovitch knew the worst of it. She had dealings with the previous President of Ukraine, she may not have met the current one.

[canetoad]

6. His title was

Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations, appointed by Tillerson.

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5. Thanks!

Very convenient.

[DesertRat]

7. Thank you! nt