sions of events and ousted u.s. ambassador to ukraine tells of a president running roughshod over his own diplomats in pursuit of his own political goals and that same president branding the former envoy nothing but bad news tonight will take those contradictory claims to washington and kiev and helena humphrey in berlin and this is the day. she was considered an obstacle to the for the roots of the president's personal and political agenda i still find it difficult to comprehend she was smeared and cast aside foreign and private interests were able to undermine u.s. interests she said well she's going to go through something so as we sit here testifying the president is attacking your twitter it's very intimidating but you saw. that in the 1st 6.