UNWRAPPING THE HEARINGS
The Hartmann Report
Thom Hartmann
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🗓️ 16 November 2019
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Thom Hartmann reviews and analyses the testimony of the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, at the recent Congressional impeachment hearings with commentary and insights on the Republican strategies to try to defend a corrupt president.
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| 0:00.0 | It has, because it's a symbol of our strong support for Ukraine. |
| 0:13.6 | This is the Tom Hartman program. |
| 0:15.6 | But when then, you know, this year... |
| 0:17.6 | So by Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch is still testifying. |
| 0:20.2 | First, the Republican attorney was trying to get her to say that because Mike Pompeo, the Secretary of State, knew about Giuliani's kind of black box side to operation that therefore it was okay. |
| 0:34.4 | She didn't go along with that. |
| 0:35.8 | Now he's trying to get her to say that somehow Obama's policy |
| 0:39.4 | toward Ukraine wasn't good and Trump's is. |
| 0:41.5 | Continues. is my understanding. |
| 0:42.8 | And the security sector assistance did go through. |
| 0:44.8 | It was paused for 55 days from July 18th to September 11th, |
| 0:48.5 | but it ultimately went through, correct? |
| 0:50.4 | It's my understanding. |
| 0:51.3 | Okay. |
| 0:52.3 | You testified during your deposition that you were proud of the efforts of the United States during your tenure to supply this type of aid to Ukraine. |
| 1:02.0 | Are you still happy with the decisions? |
| 1:05.4 | Are you talking about the javelin? The javelin and also the just the whole aid package? |
| 1:12.0 | Yes. Do you think it's sufficient? Do you think we're giving Ukraine enough money? |
| 1:17.0 | That's a hard question because one can always use additional funding. |
| 1:24.6 | That said, I think that the Congress has been very generous |
| 1:29.1 | in voting for security assistance |
| 1:31.3 | and other forms of assistance for Ukraine. |
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