Friday wrapped another week in the impeachment inquiry into President Trump.

Committee will come to order. Good morning, everyone. This is the second

in a series of public hearings that committee will be holding as part of the

House's impeachment inquiry. And a busy one at that.

On the Hill, former US ambassador to Ukraine, Maria Ivanovich, a lifelong foreign service officer,

testified publicly in front of lawmakers. Notably, in that testimony,

Ivanovich said when she read the transcript of Trump's July 25th phone call with Ukrainian

President Zelensky, she felt threatened. And yet, Ivanovich wasn't the only witness

lawmakers would hear from Friday. A closed door testimony with State Department

official David Holmes was scheduled for the afternoon. And still, amidst moments from the public

hearings, other impeachment-related news continue to break throughout the week.

So we'll cover the key moments from Ivanovich's Friday testimony.

And we'll catch you up on what else he may have missed in the first week of this public inquiry phase.

This is Can He Do That, a podcast that explores the powers and limitations of the American presidency.

And what happens when branches of government collide? I'm Allison Michaels.

I caught up with the Post's National Security reporter Matt Zappatowski,

and I wanted to start with unpacking Fridays hearing with Ivanovich.

I asked him to refresh me on the circumstances that led to her departure.

It's a little murky and complicated. These rumors start to swirl about her.

Gosh, starting back in like April of 2018 or even before then, it seems like Ukrainian forces that

don't really like her that are worried about her kind of policing corruption in their country

want her out and they're able in a roundabout way to get in President Trump's ear about it.

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