Democrats. Today, a third career diplomat will testify, Marie Yovanovitch who was fired from her po ambassador of the ukraine. She was fired in may. I want to bring in mary bruce on capitol hill. Shes going to say that President Trump fired her after what she called a Smear Campaign from Rudy Giuliani. Reporter george, Marie Yovanovitch says she was fired from her job for essentially doing her job. Saying the president lost confidence in her, and now she will have a chance before the American People to tell her side of the story. She said she was blindsided when she was forced out of more than three decades of public service, and she was shocked and even felt threatened when the president said she was bad news. Democrats will argue shes the first victim of the president s shadow diplomacy in ukraine. They are going to use the ambassador to try and put a personal face to their argument. They will say that she was forced out for standing in the way of the politically motivated investigat
Hearing of tchment inquiry. Wednesday. This mornings witness former u. S. Ambassador to ukraine marie yovanovitch. She has already arrived at the hill this morning. More than 30 years she spent a veteran of the u. S. Foreign Service Serving under both republican and democratic president s. She became a target of President Trumps personal lawyer Rudy Guiliani and was ousted by the president earlier this year. Helping us follow it all this morning we have chuck todd our meet the press moderator in washington. Andrea mitchell is here. Richard engel and former Justice Department prosecutor Andrew Weisman now an nbc news legal analyst. Lets start on the hill. Nbcs jeff bennett at his post with what to expect this morning. Good morning. Reporter good morning to you. Marie yovanovitch has been a Foreign Service officer for some 33 years serving in six president ial administrations, three times as an ambassador in hot spots all around the world, two times appointed by a republican president in
Law school and constitutional lawyer. In their new book, they address one of todays most important questions when and how to remove a president from office. Although the constitution gives congress the power to impeach, the matter is not as simple as a vote on if the president is a national menace. Ultimately, impeachment is a long, trying process that calls for political judgment of the highest order. If you think impeachment is necessary or a partisan conspiracy, to end a presidency is essential for anyone who wishes to understand how this immense power should be xplored. An author writes impeachment is a fearsome power. This jshes account explains why no u. S. President has ever been removed from office by impeachment and what it might mean if one were. Please join me in welcoming lawrence tribe and joshua matz. [applause] thanks very much. Can you hear me . Thank you all for being ere. Im grateful to joshua for helping me work through these problems. Hes probably my favorite studen
Perspective on how the ukraine controversy is affecting the 2020 election. Upper biden plans to resign hunter biden plans to resign from a chinese firm. All those stories right here, right now on sunday morning futures. Maria and we begin this morning with President Trump, he has fired back at House Democrats as they accelerate their impeachment push with a flurry of new subpoenas seeking testimony from Energy Secretary rick perry expect two indicted associates of President Trumps personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani. The president reacting at the values voter summit last night in our nations capital. Now it is the outrageous impeaching. Look, impeachment. I never thought the id see or hear that word with regard to me, impeachment. Its a witch hunt. Its based on a single phone call of congratulations to the president of ukraine which they fraudulently mischaracterized to sound absolutely horrible. Maria meanwhile, democratic frontrunner joe biden is now voicing his full support for impeach
Remove a president from office. Although the constitution gives congress the power to impeach, the matter is not as simple as a vote on if the president is a national menace. Ultimately, impeachment is a long, trying process that calls for political judgment of the highest order. If you think impeachment is necessary or a partisan conspiracy, to end a presidency is essential for anyone who wishes to understand how this immense power should be explored. Impeachment is a fearsome power. The book explains why no u. S. President has ever been removed from office by impeachment and what it might mean if one were. Welcomingn me in lawrence tribe and joshua matz. [applause] thanks very much. Thank you all for being here. Im grateful to joshua for helping me work through these problems. Hes probably my favorite student since barack obama and that is saying a lot. I want to talk a little bit autobiographical he how i came to the subject of impeachment. It will give you kind of a gloss on the bo