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demmiblue

(36,841 posts)
Fri Nov 15, 2019, 11:55 AM Nov 2019

Trump Blasts Ex-Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch on Twitter as She Testifies to Congress

Source: The Daily Beast

As former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch testified to Congress during the second public hearing in the impeachment inquiry on Friday, President Trump blasted the career diplomat on Twitter. Yovanovitch was recalled from her position earlier this year after the president’s lawyer—and the former New York City mayor—Rudy Giuliani reportedly led a campaign to discredit her. She has said her ouster was organized by “foreign corrupt interests.” “Everywhere Marie Yovanovitch went turned bad,” he wrote. “It is a U.S. President’s absolute right to appoint ambassadors.” Trump added: “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.”

Minutes later, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff referenced the moment live on Capitol Hill, saying: “Now the president in real time is attacking you. What effect do you think that has on other witnesses?” Yovanovitch called it “very intimidating.” Schiff responded: “Some of us here take witness intimidation very seriously.”


Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-blasts-marie-yovanovitch-on-twitter-while-she-testifies-to-congress?via=twitter_page




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Trump Blasts Ex-Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch on Twitter as She Testifies to Congress (Original Post) demmiblue Nov 2019 OP
When will our long national nightmare be over. Funtatlaguy Nov 2019 #1
Don't Know, But Each Step... B Stieg Nov 2019 #25
Ok he could remove her Srkdqltr Nov 2019 #2
He knew she wanted the best for Ukraine-US... dawg day Nov 2019 #11
Why is there not more outrage? CuriousAsterisk Nov 2019 #3
LIVE ATTACKS . . . AND WITNESS INTIMIDATION!!! in real time.!!!!!! empedocles Nov 2019 #14
He didn't write that. grumpyduck Nov 2019 #4
He could have. SergeStorms Nov 2019 #26
MF45 has trouble with homonyms -- "proceeding" for "preceding" ananda Nov 2019 #5
Schiff hearing break comments underline 'real time witness intimidation'. !!! empedocles Nov 2019 #6
Good move by Schiff gab13by13 Nov 2019 #7
He is so quick and sharp. empedocles Nov 2019 #13
Team work. Thank you for getting the update tweet to Chairman Schiff in real time OhNo-Really Nov 2019 #24
Again with the Obama reference. mahannah Nov 2019 #8
Obama LIVES in Trump's head. dchill Nov 2019 #10
God what an idiot he is...... Chakaconcarne Nov 2019 #9
I like Mrs. Betty Bowers comment in this tweet thread OnlinePoker Nov 2019 #12
and Putin second Perseus Nov 2019 #20
In Trump's Delusional Narcissistic Mind, America IS the Donald panfluteman Nov 2019 #30
Be very interesting to see how nunes and his not to competent legal counsel try empedocles Nov 2019 #15
Are not most of the people Wellstone ruled Nov 2019 #16
CBS is reporting the Dems planned for Trump to tweet during this... Chakaconcarne Nov 2019 #17
Trump is so fucking predictably awful. nt SunSeeker Nov 2019 #33
LOoks to me like he deleted it. lamp_shade Nov 2019 #18
It is still there. n/t demmiblue Nov 2019 #22
What a coward this guy is Perseus Nov 2019 #19
He might as well throw sulfuric acid on all our diplomats, he's about to that level. ffr Nov 2019 #21
he's soooooo fucked and he is shitting a brick. nt Javaman Nov 2019 #23
And everything Donald Trump comes in contact with.... SergeStorms Nov 2019 #27
Schiff responded: "Some of us here take witness intimidation very seriously." turbinetree Nov 2019 #28
Witness intimidation dotard Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2019 #29
"much different" Brainfodder Nov 2019 #31
Add it to the articles of impeachment. lagomorph777 Nov 2019 #32

Srkdqltr

(6,271 posts)
2. Ok he could remove her
Fri Nov 15, 2019, 11:58 AM
Nov 2019

And just say he didn't want her there, but since he brought it up what did she do wrong in Somalia or anywhere else? He brought it up. He just says things without finishing the thought.



dawg day

(7,947 posts)
11. He knew she wanted the best for Ukraine-US...
Fri Nov 15, 2019, 12:09 PM
Nov 2019

And wouldn't be corrupt for him. That's the "bad thing" he did.

 

CuriousAsterisk

(36 posts)
3. Why is there not more outrage?
Fri Nov 15, 2019, 11:58 AM
Nov 2019

What pains me to say is why is there not MORE OUTRAGE AT TRUMP'S LIVE ATTACKS OF HER WHILE SHE IS GIVING HER TESTIMONY?

SergeStorms

(19,199 posts)
26. He could have.
Fri Nov 15, 2019, 01:18 PM
Nov 2019

It was written at 10:00 AM, still in his "executive time" period, which usually lasts until 11:00 AM - 12:00PM. Then he "works" for an hour, then lunch until 3:00 PM. More "executive time" until 5:00 PM, then the day is over. At 10:00 AM he's usually semi-lucid and could have written it all by himself.

I'm not sticking up for the s.o.b. just explaining why he might have been lucid enough to write that.

empedocles

(15,751 posts)
6. Schiff hearing break comments underline 'real time witness intimidation'. !!!
Fri Nov 15, 2019, 12:01 PM
Nov 2019

This may be 'the' news of the day - real time, witness intimidation while witness is testifying!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Makes godfather m. Corleone's witness intimidation by showing the 'brother' look like costume melodrama].

empedocles

(15,751 posts)
13. He is so quick and sharp.
Fri Nov 15, 2019, 12:10 PM
Nov 2019

Commentators noting that trump tweet intimidation in the middle of her testimony, is trump doing what Dems would have tried to do.
trump probably has the 'cons in their meeting room, banging their heads against the wall, as they consider how to handle . . . trump?!!!!!!!!

OnlinePoker

(5,719 posts)
12. I like Mrs. Betty Bowers comment in this tweet thread
Fri Nov 15, 2019, 12:10 PM
Nov 2019

These #ImpeachmentHearings are proving that your foreign policy has always been, quite simply, Donald First!

 

Perseus

(4,341 posts)
20. and Putin second
Fri Nov 15, 2019, 12:30 PM
Nov 2019

Or is it the other way around.

Like Pelosi told him in his face, all roads for you lead to Putin.

panfluteman

(2,065 posts)
30. In Trump's Delusional Narcissistic Mind, America IS the Donald
Fri Nov 15, 2019, 02:18 PM
Nov 2019

And the Donald is America. In other words: L'etat - c'est moi, as Louis XIV said.

empedocles

(15,751 posts)
15. Be very interesting to see how nunes and his not to competent legal counsel try
Fri Nov 15, 2019, 12:13 PM
Nov 2019

to ad hoc adjust to trump tweet, and news REACTIONS, - and what else trump might say!!!

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
16. Are not most of the people
Fri Nov 15, 2019, 12:14 PM
Nov 2019

Trump has fired or removed covered by EEOC and other worker protected Laws and rules? If so,we are going to see hundreds of millions of dollars in wrongful discharge Law Suits.

Appears the Courts are going to be busy for the next Ten years cleaning up this Manure Pile.

Chakaconcarne

(2,446 posts)
17. CBS is reporting the Dems planned for Trump to tweet during this...
Fri Nov 15, 2019, 12:17 PM
Nov 2019

and were prepared to address it during the testimony...

Phew....

 

Perseus

(4,341 posts)
19. What a coward this guy is
Fri Nov 15, 2019, 12:29 PM
Nov 2019

Never known about a person with so many character flaws than this guy, its hard to see how so many other people cannot see the same, his flaws are so transparent.

ffr

(22,669 posts)
21. He might as well throw sulfuric acid on all our diplomats, he's about to that level.
Fri Nov 15, 2019, 12:34 PM
Nov 2019

What a crazed maniac!

This his him defending his indefensible actions?

SergeStorms

(19,199 posts)
27. And everything Donald Trump comes in contact with....
Fri Nov 15, 2019, 01:23 PM
Nov 2019
DIES. More like, murdered by him, actually, but the outcome is the same. Why anyone would stick their neck out for Donald Trump confuses the hell out of me. I don't get it.

turbinetree

(24,695 posts)
28. Schiff responded: "Some of us here take witness intimidation very seriously."
Fri Nov 15, 2019, 02:01 PM
Nov 2019

Along with 55% of the population think that the idiot (dangerous one, at that, sitting in the white house) should be in jail..........

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