By — Yasmeen Alamiri Yasmeen Alamiri Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/read-the-full-opening-statement-by-former-u-s-ambassador-yovanovitch-to-house-committees Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Read the full opening statement by former U.S. ambassador Yovanovitch to House committees World Oct 11, 2019 2:55 PM EST 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. By — Yasmeen Alamiri Yasmeen Alamiri Yasmeen Sami Alamiri is the Senior News Editor for the PBS NewsHour.
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.