This seems quite problematic to Trump’s defense about ousting Yovanovitch.
“I believed that I needed Yovanovitch out of the way,” Giuliani said. “She was going to make the investigations difficult for everybody.”
newyorker.com/magazine/2019/…
“I believed that I needed Yovanovitch out of the way,” Giuliani said. “She was going to make the investigations difficult for everybody.”
newyorker.com/magazine/2019/…
NEW: Rudy expands on this to NYT tonight & provides a more extensive timeline.
He says he told Trump multiple times that Yovanovitch was an impediment to the investigations. Trump then put Rudy in contact w/ Pompeo.
Yovanovitch was gone “within weeks.”
nytimes.com/2019/12/16/us/…
He says he told Trump multiple times that Yovanovitch was an impediment to the investigations. Trump then put Rudy in contact w/ Pompeo.
Yovanovitch was gone “within weeks.”
nytimes.com/2019/12/16/us/…
!!! Rudy also says he relayed to Trump vague allegations that Yovanovitch was bad-mouthing him but adds: “That was, like, general gossip, I didn’t report that as fact.”
nytimes.com/2019/12/16/us/…
nytimes.com/2019/12/16/us/…
