Marie Yovanovitch, the former US ambassador to Ukraine who was ousted from that job in April amid a smear campaign, testified Friday in the second public impeachment hearing into US President Donald Trump. That suggested fear of Trump undermining his State Department was a mainstay. A strong rebuke of PompeoYovanovitch is still a State Department employee, despite being removed as ambassador. The State Department is being hollowed out from within at a competitive and complex time on the world stage." After returning from the first break, ranking Republican Nunes tried to yield time for questioning to Stefanik.

Source: Stuff November 16, 2019 09:22 UTC