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- President Donald Trump personally ordered the removal of the US Ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, in May, because he was told she privately harbored an "anti-Trump bias."
- A person familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal that withdrawing Yovanovitch from her post was a "priority for the president."
- Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani told The Journal that Trump "remembered he had a problem" with Yovanovitch when Giuliani mentioned her earlier this year. Giuliani provided a list of concerns about Yovanovitch, which he gave to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
- On Thursday, Trump told reporters that he couldn't remember if he removed Yovanovitch from her post, but said that he had "heard very, very bad things about her for a long period of time."
- Yovanovitch is slated to testify before House lawmakers next week as part of the impeachment inquiry into Trump.
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President Donald Trump personally ordered the removal of the US Ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, in May, after people close to him claimed that she was impeding efforts to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
Marie Yovanovitch, a 33-year veteran of the State Department, had been working as the US Ambassador to Ukraine since 2016. She was recalled from service in May 2019, three months ahead of the customary term of service for a foreign diplomat. See the rest of the story at Business Insider NOW WATCH: Why the US border facilities are 'concentration camps,' according to historians See Also: SEE ALSO: Whistleblower's lawyers raise 'serious concerns' for their client's safety after Trump implied the complaint was an act of treason  |