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Former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch arrives to testify in the U.S. House of Representatives impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 11, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
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Read the full opening statement by former U.S. ambassador Yovanovitch to House committees

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The former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, spoke in a closed-door testimony to three House committees Friday.

Yovanovitch’s testimony to the House of Representatives Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Committee on ForeignAffairs, and Committee on Oversight and Reform came after she was subpoenaed to appear. In her prepared remarks, Yovanovitch said President Donald Trump pushed for her ouster. A copy of the prepared remarks were obtained by the New York Times.

READ THE FULL REMARKS HERE:

Read the full opening statement here.

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Yasmeen Sami Alamiri is the digital news editor for the PBS NewsHour.

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