Article snippet: The former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine told congressional investigators on Friday that The New York Times and The Washington Post both published the opening statement, which was given to three congressional committees hearing closed-door testimony as part of an impeachment inquiry against Trump. The impeachment inquiry was triggered by a whistleblower complaint that alleged Trump pressured Ukraine's leader to conduct an investigation of former Vice President MORE related to corruption in Ukraine. The whistleblower said administration officials were worried that Trump had used his office for personal gain on the call, and that they had sought to cover it up. Yovanovitch expressed extreme surprise at her removal, saying that while she understood “that I served at the pleasure of the President, I was nevertheless incredulous that the U.S. government chose to remove an Ambassador based, as best as I can tell, on unfounded and false claims by people with clearly questionable motives.” She discussed what she described as “attacks” from former New York City Mayor MORE, who is acting as Trump's personal attorney, in regards to her removal. She said she had only met with Giuliani a handful of times, but suggested two associates of his who were arrested on campaign finance charges on Wednesday may have played a role in her ouster. “With respect to Mayor Giuliani, I have had only minimal contacts with him—a total of three that I recall,” Yovanovitch said. “I do not know M... Link to the full article to read more