Trump had Ukraine envoy ousted over ‘false claims,’ she tells probe: NY Times 0 SHARES Share it! But after the House Intelligence Committee immediately issued a subpoena, Yovanovitch defied the Trump administration and testified. Her testimony could be a breakthrough for those seeking first-hand details about efforts by Trump, including through his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, to pressure Ukraine to investigate Trump political rival Joe Biden. House Democrats are also looking into whether Yovanovitch was removed because she failed to go along with the scheme. Giuliani’s contacts “may well have believed that their personal financial ambitions were stymied by our anti-corruption policy in Ukraine,” she said.

Source: Manila Bulletin October 11, 2019 18:33 UTC