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Rep. Devin Nunes questions relevance of Yovanovitch's testimony

By Stefan Becket

CBS News
November 15, 2019

Nunes, the top Republican on the committee, questioned why Yovanovitch was called to testify in the first place, given the fact that she was removed from her post before the events that are central to the Ukraine scandal.

"I'm not exactly sure what the ambassador is doing here today," Nunes said. "This is the House Intelligence Committee that has now turned into the House Impeachment Committee."

Nunes said the hearing "seems more appropriate for the subcommittee on human resources at the Foreign Affairs Committee."

He then attempted to yield to Representative Elise Stefanik in violation of the rules for the proceedings, which state that only Nunes or a designated member of his staff may ask questions during this round. Schiff cut Stefanik off, and Nunes protested, before yielding to staff attorney Steve Castor.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Yovanobitch (Oops, typo) complained about being removed from office, but that occurred two months before the Trump phone call to the Ukrainian president. But Trump’s stupid tweet during her testimony has given the Democrats another charge – intimidating a witness amounting to obstruction of justice.

Adam Schitt (Typo) read Trump’s tweet to the former ambassador. You could just see the glee in his eyes, like a leopard about to spring on its prey (Trump), as he asked her how that made her feel, to which she replied she felt intimidated.

Instead of remaining quiet while Yovanobitch (Typo) testified, here is Trump’s stupid tweet: “Everywhere Marie Yovanovitch went turned bad. She started off in Somalia, how did that go? Then fast forward to Ukraine, where the new Ukrainian President spoke unfavorably about her in my second phone call with him. It is a U.S. President’s absolute right to appoint ambassadors.”

Until that moment, her appearance had been rather unremarkable as she mostly bitched about the President smearing her. But Trump couldn’t leave well enough alone. As they say, stupid is as stupid does.
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Fox News co-host stirs controversy for saying Trump looked like a 'big dumb baby' for tweeting at ousted ambassador Marie Yovanovitch during her impeachment hearing

Daily Mail
November 16, 2019

Lisa Kennedy Montgomery who hosts a show on Fox Business Network, made the comment during Friday's episode of The Five on the Fox News Channel.

'Should the President be tweeting at [former Ambassador to Ukraine Maria Yovanovitch] mid-hearing? No, it makes him look like a big dumb baby,' she said. 'And he makes her look like a victim and if he'd just let it go, the last two days of hearings and testimony would've been a snoozefest.'

The Fox News Channel's commentators are normally known for their fierce support of the President, though Montgomery, who is known by her middle name Kennedy, has frequently criticized Trump.