Article snippet: Former Ukraine ambassador Marie Yovanovitch testified for several hours Friday about her removal from the Ukraine ambassadorship in the face of what she called a “smear campaign.” Here’s a look at some key moments in Yovanovitch’s testimony, which is part of the House impeachment inquiry. The top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee argued that Yovanovitch “is not a material fact witness” in the House impeachment probe. California Representative Devin Nunes said the details of her May ouster at Trump’s direction are a human resources issue, instead of a matter relevant to the Democrat-led investigation. Democrats are investigating Trump’s dealings with Ukraine and his direct appeals to the country to investigate Democrats. They say Yovanovitch’s dismissal set the stage for a separate policy channel lead by Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani. Giuliani pushed for her firing. Nunes noted that she had not talked to Trump this year or been part of preparations for a July phone call in which Trump asked the Ukrainian president for the investigations. In a series of tweets in the middle of Yovanovitch’s testimony, Trump suggested she was at least partially at fault for the civil war in Somalia during her tenure there. He also gave a misleading account of his call with the Ukrainian president, who, according to the White House’s own summary, said Trump had told him Yovanovitch was a problem. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff asked Yovanovitch to re... Link to the full article to read more