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General Category => Politics/Government => Topic started by: mystery-ak on October 10, 2019, 10:03:44 pm
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Democratic senators press Pompeo for answers on dismissal of ambassador to Ukraine
By Zack Budryk - 10/10/19 05:33 PM EDT
Ten Democratic senators on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee wrote to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Thursday seeking answers on the May removal of then-ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch.
The senators, led by Ranking Member Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), asked Pompeo not to “impede†Yovanovitch’s upcoming deposition to Congress and shield her from any possible retaliation.
The letter accused Pompeo of remaining silent amid a “smear campaign†of Yovanovitch by figures including President Trump, his son Donald Trump Jr. and his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani.
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