{"id":8360,"date":"2019-10-12T03:57:43","date_gmt":"2019-10-12T10:57:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/?p=8360"},"modified":"2019-10-12T03:57:43","modified_gmt":"2019-10-12T10:57:43","slug":"what-happened-today-in-the-trump-impeachment-inquiry-the-new-york-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/?p=8360","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;What Happened Today in the Trump Impeachment Inquiry&#8221;, The New York Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By <span class=\"css-1baulvz last-byline\">Noah Weiland,\u00a0<\/span>Oct. 11, 2019<\/p>\n<p><em>The former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine gave an extraordinary interview to impeachment investigators.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"link-728f8e1b\" class=\"css-ani50b eoo0vm40\">What happened today<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"css-1xx6m9o ez3869y0\">\n<li class=\"css-o74qhc eoqvrfo0\">\n<p class=\"css-15hwz5e evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Marie Yovanovitch<\/strong>, the former American ambassador to Ukraine, <a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/10\/11\/us\/politics\/marie-yovanovitch-trump-impeachment.html?te=1&amp;nl=impeachment-briefing&amp;emc=edit_ib_20191011?campaign_id=140&amp;instance_id=13031&amp;segment_id=17821&amp;user_id=57ae118526225a81a42d05af54943d46&amp;regi_id=70158137\">told impeachment investigators<\/a> in a closed-door interview that a top State Department official told her that <strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">President Trump<\/strong> had pushed for her removal even though the department believed she had \u201cdone nothing wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-o74qhc eoqvrfo0\">\n<p class=\"css-15hwz5e evys1bk0\">Ms. Yovanovitch said people associated with <strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Rudy Giuliani<\/strong>, Mr. Trump\u2019s personal lawyer, \u201cmay well have believed that their personal financial ambitions were stymied by our anti-corruption policy in Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-o74qhc eoqvrfo0\">\n<p class=\"css-15hwz5e evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Gordon Sondland<\/strong>, the American ambassador to the European Union, like Ms. Yovanovitch, agreed to comply with a House subpoena and testify, defying a State Department order not to appear.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"css-16zlh5b e1mu4ftr0\" \/>\n<h2 id=\"link-6b7a3fbf\" class=\"css-ani50b eoo0vm40\">What Marie Yovanovitch is thinking<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-exrw3m evys1bk0\"><em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">Ms. Yovanovitch delivered her searing account before Congress at the risk of losing her job, since the White House has ordered officials not to cooperate with the impeachment inquiry. This afternoon I stopped by the desk of <\/em><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\"><em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">Sharon LaFraniere<\/em><\/strong><em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">, who has <\/em><a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/nl.nytimes.com\/f\/newsletter\/zL_FWo6soWy3bKEFqGiXvA~~\/AAAAAQA~\/RgRfg5UVP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wOS8yNi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy95b3Zhbm92aXRjaC10cnVtcC11a3JhaW5lLWFtYmFzc2Fkb3IuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPWltcGVhY2htZW50LWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X2liXzIwMTkxMDExP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTE0MCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzAzMSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3ODIxJnVzZXJfaWQ9NTdhZTExODUyNjIyNWE4MWE0MmQwNWFmNTQ5NDNkNDYmcmVnaV9pZD03MDE1ODEzN1cDbnl0QgoAHxUQoV3gEUyfUhxqZXNzaWNhLmFuZGVyc29uQG55dGltZXMuY29tWAQAAAAA\"><em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">written about<\/em><\/a><em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">Ms. Yovanovitch, to discuss why the former ambassador to Ukraine was so intent on speaking out.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-exrw3m evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Sharon, how unusual was her participation? And how unusual was her testimony?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-exrw3m evys1bk0\">She testified despite a White House declaration that there would be no more cooperation with Congress. She\u2019s acting in defiance of the White House. Her testimony today was a really damning indictment of how the Trump administration is conducting foreign policy. She warned against people who in search of personal gain or private influence undermined the work of American government officials and threatened the policy goals of the United States. And on top of all that, she said the State Department is being hollowed out from within, because diplomats don\u2019t feel the government has their back.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-exrw3m evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">What does she know that House Democrats want to know?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-exrw3m evys1bk0\">She seemed to suggest that businesspeople who are allies of Rudy Giuliani may have orchestrated this campaign to get her out for their own private gain. Was she removed because she was standing in the way of some sort of quid pro quo deal that the White House was planning to execute? Did they see her as unwilling to play ball in what might have been a corrupt game? Those are the questions impeachment investigators want to answer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1fanzo5 StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 id=\"link-1b1672c5\" class=\"css-ani50b eoo0vm40\">What happened to Rudy Giuliani?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-exrw3m evys1bk0\">\u201cSmart, charismatic, ruthless, a little megalomaniacal.\u201d \u201cAmbitious, righteous, then self-righteous.\u201d \u201cPersonable &#8230; for a little while.\u201d \u201cDecisive, combative, conspiratorial.\u201d \u201cPugilistic, erratic, extremely smart, reckless.\u201d \u201cForceful, combative, energetic, vindictive, tireless, annoying.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-exrw3m evys1bk0\">That\u2019s Rudy Giuliani, as described by our reporters who have covered him over the past 35 years. <a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/nl.nytimes.com\/f\/newsletter\/YftZMrz0MoV-JZWx2qnqAQ~~\/AAAAAQA~\/RgRfg5UVP4QfAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMTEvdGhlLXdlZWtseS9ydWR5LWdpdWxpYW5pLXRydW1wLXVrcmFpbmUuaHRtbD9hY3Rpb249Y2xpY2smbW9kdWxlPVRvcCUyMFN0b3JpZXMmcGd0eXBlPUhvbWVwYWdlJnRlPTEmbmw9aW1wZWFjaG1lbnQtYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfaWJfMjAxOTEwMTE_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MTQwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzMDMxJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc4MjEmdXNlcl9pZD01N2FlMTE4NTI2MjI1YTgxYTQyZDA1YWY1NDk0M2Q0NiZyZWdpX2lkPTcwMTU4MTM3VwNueXRCCgAfFRChXeARTJ9SHGplc3NpY2EuYW5kZXJzb25Abnl0aW1lcy5jb21YBAAAAAA~\">A forthcoming episode of The Weekly<\/a> traces his path from crime-busting prosecutor to Donald Trump\u2019s personal lawyer, now at the center of the impeachment inquiry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-exrw3m evys1bk0\">The episode focuses in part on a brutal zinger \u2014 that Mr. Giuliani needed only \u201ca noun and a verb and 9\/11\u201d to construct a sentence \u2014 that was <a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/nl.nytimes.com\/f\/a\/IvUAKEqC0Dq15LI88nNYPA~~\/AAAAAQA~\/RgRfg5UVP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucG9saXRpY28uY29tL2Jsb2dzL2Jlbi1zbWl0aC8yMDA3LzEwL2Etbm91bi1hLXZlcmItYW5kLTktMTEtMDAzOTI3P3RlPTEmbmw9aW1wZWFjaG1lbnQtYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfaWJfMjAxOTEwMTE_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MTQwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzMDMxJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc4MjEmdXNlcl9pZD01N2FlMTE4NTI2MjI1YTgxYTQyZDA1YWY1NDk0M2Q0NiZyZWdpX2lkPTcwMTU4MTM3VwNueXRCCgAfFRChXeARTJ9SHGplc3NpY2EuYW5kZXJzb25Abnl0aW1lcy5jb21YBAAAAAA~\">delivered by none other than Joe Biden<\/a>, which helped sink the former New York City mayor\u2019s 2008 presidential campaign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-exrw3m evys1bk0\">\u201cGiuliani did not like that line. I don\u2019t think he ever forgot that Biden said it,\u201d my colleague Maggie Haberman says on the show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-exrw3m evys1bk0\">To better understand how we got to this point, I called <strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Dan Barry,<\/strong>who appears in The Weekly episode and has chronicled Mr. Giuliani for decades.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-exrw3m evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">What do you see in Rudy today that reminds you of the guy you\u2019ve covered for so many years?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-exrw3m evys1bk0\">There\u2019s this combativeness, that need to be at the center of attention \u2014 the willingness to go almost anywhere to champion whatever the cause of the moment is for him. All those character traits on display now are quite familiar to anyone who followed him closely 20 or 30 years ago. But the Rudy we see now is also at odds with the Rudy of the \u201980s and \u201990s, with his moral rectitude then. He was Mr. Law and Order.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-exrw3m evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Why, after so many years in the public eye, did he want to work for Mr. Trump?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-exrw3m evys1bk0\">He was leading in the polls in the 2007 to be the Republican nominee for president. He was spending oodles of money. He was getting a lot of ink. And then it all evaporated. He spent millions and ended up with one delegate. That stung. He was an international hero, and then was roundly rejected. He always wanted to be relevant. He needed to be relevant. What happened in 2016? He becomes relevant. Now, he\u2019s effectively the shadow secretary of state. I think he revels in that.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-exrw3m evys1bk0\"><em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">Watch <\/em><a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/nl.nytimes.com\/f\/newsletter\/WaiuWfQ2DO-pC-109DfX8g~~\/AAAAAQA~\/RgRfg5UVP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMC8xMS90aGUtd2Vla2x5L3J1ZHktZ2l1bGlhbmktdHJ1bXAtdWtyYWluZS5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9aW1wZWFjaG1lbnQtYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfaWJfMjAxOTEwMTE_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MTQwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzMDMxJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc4MjEmdXNlcl9pZD01N2FlMTE4NTI2MjI1YTgxYTQyZDA1YWY1NDk0M2Q0NiZyZWdpX2lkPTcwMTU4MTM3VwNueXRCCgAfFRChXeARTJ9SHGplc3NpY2EuYW5kZXJzb25Abnl0aW1lcy5jb21YBAAAAAA~\"><em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">\u201cThe Weekly,\u201d our new TV show<\/em><\/a><em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">, on FX Sunday at 10\/9c.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr class=\"css-16zlh5b e1mu4ftr0\" \/>\n<h2 id=\"link-66cc5317\" class=\"css-ani50b eoo0vm40\">What else we\u2019re reading<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"css-1xx6m9o ez3869y0\">\n<li class=\"css-o74qhc eoqvrfo0\">\n<p class=\"css-15hwz5e evys1bk0\">Mr. Trump\u2019s accounting firm <a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/10\/11\/us\/politics\/mazars-trump-tax-returns.html?te=1&amp;nl=impeachment-briefing&amp;emc=edit_ib_20191011?campaign_id=140&amp;instance_id=13031&amp;segment_id=17821&amp;user_id=57ae118526225a81a42d05af54943d46&amp;regi_id=70158137\">must comply<\/a> with a House committee\u2019s demands for eight years of his financial records, a federal appeals court panel ruled on Friday.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-o74qhc eoqvrfo0\">\n<p class=\"css-15hwz5e evys1bk0\">The Justice Department <a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/10\/11\/us\/politics\/mazars-trump-tax-returns.html?te=1&amp;nl=impeachment-briefing&amp;emc=edit_ib_20191011?campaign_id=140&amp;instance_id=13031&amp;segment_id=17821&amp;user_id=57ae118526225a81a42d05af54943d46&amp;regi_id=70158137\">asked<\/a> another federal appeals court to stop the release of Mr. Trump\u2019s tax returns to the Manhattan district attorney\u2019s office, arguing that local prosecutors should have to meet a very high legal bar before investigating a sitting president.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-o74qhc eoqvrfo0\">\n<p class=\"css-15hwz5e evys1bk0\">\u201cI think we do need an inquiry because we have to get to the bottom of it,\u201d Gov. Larry Hogan of Maryland, a moderate Republican, <a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/md-politics\/hogan-supports-impeachment-inquiry-i-dont-see-any-other-way-to-get-to-the-facts\/2019\/10\/11\/4e8504be-ec28-11e9-85c0-85a098e47b37_story.html?te=1&amp;nl=impeachment-briefing&amp;emc=edit_ib_20191011?campaign_id=140&amp;instance_id=13031&amp;segment_id=17821&amp;user_id=57ae118526225a81a42d05af54943d46&amp;regi_id=70158137\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> when asked whether he supported the impeachment investigation. \u201cI\u2019m not ready to say I support impeachment and the removal of the president, but I do think we should have an impeachment inquiry.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-o74qhc eoqvrfo0\">\n<p class=\"css-15hwz5e evys1bk0\">Trying to keep track of all the Ukraine-related characters from this week\u2019s impeachment news? We wrote up <a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/10\/10\/us\/politics\/ukraine-cast-of-characters.html?te=1&amp;nl=impeachment-briefing&amp;emc=edit_ib_20191011?campaign_id=140&amp;instance_id=13031&amp;segment_id=17821&amp;user_id=57ae118526225a81a42d05af54943d46&amp;regi_id=70158137\">a helpful guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/10\/11\/us\/politics\/trump-impeachment.html?action=click&amp;module=Top%20Stories&amp;pgtype=Homepage\">The New York Times<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-o6xoe7\">\n<div id=\"c-col-editors-picks\" class=\"css-j64t31\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Noah Weiland,\u00a0Oct. 11, 2019 The former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine gave an extraordinary interview to impeachment investigators. What happened today Marie Yovanovitch, the former American ambassador to Ukraine, told impeachment investigators in a closed-door interview that a top State Department official told her that President Trump had pushed for her removal even though the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1001004,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8360"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1001004"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8360"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8360\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8361,"href":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8360\/revisions\/8361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}