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Marie Yovanovitch, the US’s former ambassador to Ukraine, is the third official to testify in the public impeachment hearings into President Donald Trump.

Yovanovitch was abruptly recalled from her position in May after what she characterized as a smear campaign against her by Trump and his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani.

She vividly detailed the shadow campaign Giuliani conducted to strong-arm Ukraine into acceding to Trump’s demands for politically motivated investigations. She also took aim at top brass at the State Department for failing to shield her from Trump and Giuliani’s pressure campaign.

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The public on Friday heard from one of the most significant witnesses to President Donald Trump’s shadow foreign policy campaign in Ukraine.

Marie Yovanovitch served as the US ambassador to Ukraine until she was abruptly recalled in May following what she has characterized as a smear campaign against her based on „false claims by people with clearly questionable motives.“

Yovanovitch’s testimony threw the spotlight on Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s personal lawyer who is accused of engineering her ouster.

Yovanovitch arrived to testify to the House Intelligence Committee as part of its public impeachment hearings beginning at 9 a.m. ET on Friday. The hearing lasted over six hours and concluded shortly before 3:30 p.m. ET.

You can watch the hearing here and scroll down for the biggest moments:

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Marie Yovanovitch took aim at Trump, Rudy Giuliani, and top brass at the State Department in damning testimony

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