Impeachment Hearing, Day Two, Marie Yovanovitch Testifying – Live Streaming And Open Thread

Today’s impeachment hearing involves just one witness, Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. The hearing starts at 9 AM ET. We’ve got more information about her and live streaming of the hearing after the jump.

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The Washington Post has a good article about the significance of Yovanovitch’s testimony:

As a leading female diplomat, a political target of the president’s allies and a figure at the center of the Ukraine drama, Yovanovitch has crucial knowledge to impart when she testifies at Friday’s impeachment hearing. She also enters the spotlight as the latest woman who has refused to acquiesce to Trump in the face of personal and gender-specific attacks.

The story of Yovanovitch’s removal as Ukraine ambassador reflects some of the most complicated gender and political dynamics of Trump’s presidency. Now the impeachment probe is magnifying those dynamics as the first woman to publicly testify prepares to confront Trump’s fiercest congressional defenders, nearly all men, about a campaign by other male allies of the president to force her from her post. The symbolism of that conflict underscores the significance of the historic probe, which was initiated by the female speaker of the House — Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) — and made possible by female voters who helped deliver the House to Democrats in the last election.

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In what has emerged as a key episode for impeachment investigators, Yovanovitch was recalled early to Washington from the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv in May after facing an onslaught of attacks from right-wing media. With encouragement from Trump’s personal attorney Rudolph W. Giuliani — but with no evidence — conspiracy theorists painted her as an enemy of the president who used her power to covertly undermine him and assist Democrats.

Share your thoughts and observations in our comments section. You can also watch the hearing below, via the House Intelligence Committee.

Correction: Ms. Yovanovitch's first name was misspelled.

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commented 2019-11-15 15:42:01 -0500 · Flag

Does Gym Jordan own a suit jacket or sport coat? Or did he leave them in the boys wrestling team locker room? Maybe Gym can find a second-hand jacket at Goodwill.

commented 2019-11-15 14:58:05 -0500 · Flag

If you want to see how professional propagandists do their work visit Fox’s web site (I’m on their mobile one). The rightward spin is so hard I got dizzy and threw up just reading their headlines.

Obviously, TrumpTV™️ realizes how dire today’s hearing was for Mango Mussolini and were compelled to mount a defense. Though their defense looks like heavy handed data mining to me, not a refutation of the damning evidence.

commented 2019-11-15 14:38:32 -0500 · Flag

Oh, and, yes, I agree “dick” is the perfect description of ‘Gym’ Jordan. ‘Gym’ is the relief pitcher for Devin ‘Internet cow 🐮 hater’ Nunes. Sorry, ‘Gym, but you lost the game. It wasn’t even close. ☹️

commented 2019-11-15 14:36:42 -0500 · Flag

The silly, deluded fools didn’t realise that they were co-opting another person like Ms. Yovanovitch. One with principles and a deep respect for the Constitution.

commented 2019-11-15 14:31:00 -0500 · Flag

Twitter conservatives have erupted. They want Baier and Roberts to move to CNN after the pair breached MAGA’s sycophantic bubble surrounding Dear Leader.

commented 2019-11-15 14:11:43 -0500 · Flag

Jordan is a dick. Are we all agreed?

commented 2019-11-15 14:10:26 -0500 · Flag

Jordan: “gasp, gasp. I need air!”

On Taylor’s appointment: it was incompetence, sheer incompetence.

commented 2019-11-15 14:10:15 -0500 · Flag

You don’t remember that, Bemused? I think it passed a lot of people by with all the hoopla of the nomination (really, the GOP’s mass suicide note). I’d read about weird goings on before then, but that was the first time I was fully convinced that Putin was pulling all the strings.

commented 2019-11-15 14:08:14 -0500 · Flag

Roger The Dodger Stone is now a convicted felon. Another of the bigly best that Orange Donald hires.

Jared will need to keep track of all of these convicts so that Orange Donald can issue pardons on his last day
in office.

commented 2019-11-15 14:07:28 -0500 · Flag

Stefanik has nothing to add to Turner’s stint. Floundering isn’t strong enough for what’s happening.

commented 2019-11-15 14:04:20 -0500 · Flag

Quigley was great.

commented 2019-11-15 13:58:59 -0500 · Flag

John McKee wrote: “I would like to hear some discussion of Trump’s gang changing the Republican platform at their 2016 nominating convention to oppose arms sales to Ukraine.”

Now, that’s interesting news.

commented 2019-11-15 13:56:13 -0500 · Flag

Mr. Stewart is priming the remaining GOPers for attack.

commented 2019-11-15 13:52:26 -0500 · Flag

I would like to hear some discussion of Trump’s gang changing the Republican platform at their 2016 nominating convention to oppose arms sales to Ukraine.

commented 2019-11-15 13:47:33 -0500 · Flag

These clowns are floundering. It’s almost embarrassing to watch them expressing their admiration then asking all sorts of innocuous questions we’ve already heard the answers to as if they have some point to make. The Turner person made an idiot of himself by yabbering on so long he ran out of time to ask his question. Ms Yovanovitch is looking better by the minute.

commented 2019-11-15 13:30:22 -0500 · Flag

Should Schiff “out” the whistleblower the GOPers would scream for his arrest for violating the law.

commented 2019-11-15 13:25:48 -0500 · Flag

Conway wants to insinuate that she now has a nice cushy job. Demeaning.

commented 2019-11-15 13:21:20 -0500 · Flag

Bemused,
Agree.

commented 2019-11-15 13:14:40 -0500 · Flag

Elise Stefanik is questioning Yovanovitch, presumably so she can bully witness as a woman.

commented 2019-11-15 13:13:55 -0500 · Flag

The transcript of the first call just backfired.

commented 2019-11-15 13:13:55 -0500 · Flag

After Republicans made a big deal out of claiming Yovanovitch did not play any role in the scandal, Schiff read comments from Trump suggesting otherwise.

commented 2019-11-15 13:08:33 -0500 · Flag

Thanks Ellen. I’m happy enough to have had MSNBC’s and CNN’s feed, but it seemed a bit odd that Fox’s was almost non-existent – it’s normally fine. Maybe it was just a coincidence, but…

This Castor guy just seems to be filling in time with pointless questions. He certainly hasn’t laid a glove on the admirable Marie.

commented 2019-11-15 12:58:08 -0500 · Flag

smarmy innuendo. Sheeeeeeeeeesh. How demeaning!

commented 2019-11-15 12:57:54 -0500 · Flag

Republican lawyer Castor now questioning Yovanovitch. When asked about Trump’s concern about corruption, she said, “That’s what he says.” Ding.

commented 2019-11-15 12:32:59 -0500 · Flag

John McKee, the hearing was on a long break (but is back now) so maybe that was why Fox stream only had replays. Not sure what service you were using but It may not have had Fox commentary, only live?

commented 2019-11-15 12:20:39 -0500 · Flag

Stone is guilty of lying to the US Congress, obstructing justice and witness tampering. All seven counts.

Don’t forget, Trump didn’t release the $400 million in military aid to Ukraine until AFTER the whistleblower came forward.

commented 2019-11-15 12:08:30 -0500 · Flag

From Fox’s front page:

Roger Stone: I’m being targeted because they want to silence me

Next item:

Roger Stone does not testify in federal trial

commented 2019-11-15 12:04:36 -0500 · Flag

Phrase most heard on Faux today is…..a….a….a

commented 2019-11-15 12:02:35 -0500 · Flag

It’s such a perfect day…

If it wan’t 6.01am here, I might be tempted to drink sangria in the park.

commented 2019-11-15 11:56:55 -0500 · Flag

And another one bites the dust! Add one more to the list of campaign felons Trump needs to pardon.

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