You are recognized. Thank you. Madame ambassador, like a hallmark movie. You ended up at georgetown, this is all okay. [laughter] but it was not your preference seven or eight months ago, correct . No, it was not. It was not your preference to be a victim of a Smear Campaign, was it . No. It was not your preference to be defamed by the president of the United States including today, was it . No. It wasnt your preference to be ousted at seemingly the pinnacle of your career, was it . No. You wanted to finish your extended tour, correct . I did. What did you want to do after that . Did you know . I was not sure. There is nothing wrong with georgetown, it is a fine place, right . It is a wonderful place. But it is your only choice at the end of a distinguished career after all of that. It is not the end of a hallmark movie. It is the end of a really bad reality tv show. Brought to you by someone who knows a lot about that. [laughter] why did you, you previously testified that you sought a
Expired. Id like to have that unanimous consent mr. Quigley, youre recognized, mr. Quigley, youre recognized. Thank you. Madam ambassador, its like a hallmark movie. You ended up at georgetown, this is all okay. [ laughter ] it wasnt your preference seven, eight months ago, correct . No, it was not. It wasnt your preference to be the victim of a cemetery campaign, was it . No. It wasnt your preference to be defamed by the president of the United States including today, was it . No. It wasnt your preference to be ousted at seemingly the pinnacle of your career, was it . No. 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 your own choice at the end of the distinguished career after all that. Its not the end of a hallmark movie. Its the end of a really bad Reality Tv Show brought to you by someone who knows a lot about t
members, some of them at least, have been briefed. they know this. so they now know that they are perpetrating nomee ining not on falsehood, but a falsehood that clearly benefits russia to the detriment of the united states. now, ambassador yovanovitch did testify when she was asked by eu ambassador sondland to tweet something, some sort of praise for president trump, she didn t do so, because she said, it felt partisan. it felt political. what as an ambassador would you have done in that situation if you d been asked the same thing? well, my situation was perhaps different, because i was appointed by president obama. i was not career foreign service, and i agreed wholeheartedly with my president. ambassador yovanovitch has served many presidents of both parties. she s been ambassador for both republicans and democratic
side. you previously testified that you sought advice from ambassador sondland at this time about what to do; is that correct? i did. what was his advice? well, he suggested that i needed to go big or go home. and he said that the best thing to do would be to, you know, send out a tweet, praise the president, that sort of thing. my reaction was that i m sure he meant well, but it was not advice that i could really follow. it felt it felt partisan. it felt political. john, if in fact a tweet has become the new kind of electronic loyalty oath, have we ever seen what is in effect a cult of personality around the highest office in the land?
go big or go home, and he said that the best thing to do would be to, you know, send out a tweet, praise the president, that sort of thing. and what was your reaction to that advice? well, my reaction was that i m sure he meant well, but it was not advice that i could really follow. it felt it felt partisan. it felt political. reporter: but then in april, in the middle of the night, a call from an official at the state department. she said that there were great concerns. there were concerns up the street, and she said i needed to get on the come home immediately, get on the next plane to the u.s. and i asked her why. and she said she wasn t sure, but there were concerns about my security. you said you there were concerns up the street.