Escalating: Impeachment Drama, Bill Blockers, People-Movers

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🗓️ 15 November 2019

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Former US Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch testified in the ongoing impeachment hearings today. She described how her anti-corruption efforts earned her powerful enemies in Ukraine, and led to a smear campaign against her inside the Trump Administration. We’ll explain how Yovanovitch’s testimony today also got under Trump’s skin. Meanwhile, Chanel Miller stopped by Skimm HQ this week and shared a powerful message for other survivors of sexual assault. Also on today’s show: why the most interesting thing about a fancy new Starbucks isn’t the coffee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Friday, November 15th.
0:03.1	Welcome to Schim this.
0:04.7	We're breaking down the most complex stories of the day
0:07.0	and giving you the context on why they matter.
0:10.1	Months after being suddenly ousted from her job
0:12.7	as the US ambassador to Ukraine,
0:14.8	Marie Yvonnevich testified today
0:16.8	as part of the impeachment inquiry into President Trump.
0:19.7	And what she said really got under Trump's skin.
0:22.9	Then an update on two unresolved stories,
0:25.6	one in Kentucky, the other about Turkey.
0:28.4	And finally, how Starbucks is escalating its coffee game.
0:32.6	We're here to make your evening smarter.
0:34.6	Let's skim this.
0:39.0	The most complicated story today
0:40.4	is about a woman named Marie Yvonnevich.
0:43.1	She's the latest US diplomat to testify
0:45.5	in the public hearings for the impeachment inquiry
0:47.8	into President Trump.
0:49.5	Today on Capitol Hill, she helped provide context
0:52.7	on the sequence of events that led to the inquiry
0:55.3	in the first place.
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