The former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine told congressional investigators that an acting assistant secretary of State told her Secretary of State Mike Pompeo planned to ask Fox News Channel host Sean Hannity about her qualifications to remain a senior diplomat. Hannity tweeted a firm denial hours after House Democrats released a transcript of Marie Yovanovitch's closed-door interview last month. 'Never ever talked to Secy Pompeo about Ukraine PERIOD! The source said Hannity laughed at Yovanovitch's claim that the State Department considered vetting her through him. Yovanovitch says she was told Secretary of State Mike Pompeo or his proxy calledTrump Jr. tweeted four days later that the U.S. needed 'less of these jokers as ambassador,' referring to Yovanovitch.

Source: Daily Mail November 04, 2019 23:05 UTC