Maxwell a friend of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein pleads not guilty to sex trafficking charges. U. S. President donald trump says he assigned legislation and an executive order to hold china accountable for imposing its National Security law on hong kong at a rose garden News Conference trump said he is ending hong kong preferential treatment he says the people of hong kong if at their freedom taken away to the side legislation and an executive order to hold china accountable for its oppressive actions against the people of hong kong. The hong kong or tanami act which i signed this afternoon passed unanimously through congress this law gives my administration powerful new tools to hold responsible the individuals and the entities involved in extinguishing hong kongs freedom weve all watch what happened not a good situation their freedoms been taken away their rights have been taken away and with it goes hong kong in my opinion because it will no longer be able to compete with
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Committee. This seems more appropriate for the subcommittee on Human Resources at the Foreign Affairs committee, if theres issues with implement, disagree was with the administration it would seem like it would be more appropriate setting instead of at impeachment hearing where the ambassador is not a material fact witness to anything, any of the accusations that are being hurled at the president for this impeachment inquiry. I have several questions i think, mr. Castor wants to get to. I know ms. Stefanik him give a few quick question for the ambassador. Yield to you, ms. Stefanik. Thank you, mr. Nunes. Ambassador yovanovitch, the gentlewoman will suspend. What is the interruption for this time . It is our time. You are not recognized. Mr. Nunes, you are i just recognize under 660 youre not allowed deal time except to spin is the Ranking Member yield a time to another thats not accurate. That is accurate. Ambassador yovanovitch, i want to thank you for being here today. You are not re
Inquiry, without objection the chairman reserves the right to call recess. make an Opening Statement and representative nunes will make an Opening Statement and well turn to the witness for Opening Statement and then to questions. For audience members we welcome you and respect your interest in being here. In turn, we ask for your respect as we proceed with todays hearing. It is the intention of the committee to proceed without disruptions. As chairman ill take all necessary and appropriate steps to maintain order to ensure that the committee is run in accordance with house rules and House Resolution 660. With that i now recognize myself to give an Opening Statement in the impeachment inquiry into donald j. Trump, the 45th president of the United States. In april, 2019 the United States ambassador to ukraine Marie Yovanovitch was in kiev when she was called by a Senior State Department official and told to get on the next plane back to washington. Upon her return to d. C. She was infor
Now you wanted to finish your extended tour correct i did what did you want to do after that did you know i wasnt sure theres nothing wrong with georgetown its a fine place right its a wonderful place but its the only choice at the end of a distinguished career after all that its not the end of a hallmark movie its the end of a really bad reality t. V. Show brought to you by someone who knows a lot about that. Why did you. You previously testified that you sought advice from ambassador susan lyne at this time about what to do is act her act and. Why did you reach out to the ambassador. Because this was clearly so political and was not going to be. You know that the state department was not in a position shall we say to to manage the issue it didnt appear to me and so i asked ambassador some and who said that he. You know he was a political appointee he said he was close to the president and. He had just been in ukraine for a ship visit with some of his colleagues from brussels and so i