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The NPR Politics Podcast

Weekly Roundup: Friday, November 15

The NPR Politics Podcast

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Daily News, News, Politics

4.425.7K Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2019

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch described a pressure campaign to oust her from Kyiv. President Trump tweeted negatively about her during her hearing; Rep. Adam Schiff called it "witness intimidation." Plus, two 2020 candidates throw their name into the ring. In this episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, political correspondent Asma Khalid, White House reporter Ayesha Rascoe, and senior editor & correspondent Domenico Montanaro.

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0:00.0

Hey guys, before we get started, we have two live shows coming up.

0:04.4

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0:09.7

New Jersey. That one's on January 22nd. We would love to see you there to grab a ticket,

0:15.0

just head over to nprpresents.org. Okay, here's the show.

0:19.6

Hello, this is Casey, your friendly MRI technologist. The sound you hear behind me is

0:25.0

by 1.5 Tesla Magnet. I'm gearing up for a full day of taking care of the people in Bethany

0:30.7

and Missouri. This podcast was recorded at 148 pm on Friday, November 15th. Things may have changed

0:38.5

for the time you hear this. All right, here's the show.

0:44.8

Here I thought she was doing laundry. What was that? What was that? That was the MRI.

0:50.8

Yeah, okay, it said Tesla. So I was thinking it was a car and then I was like, what?

0:56.0

She's taking the cards and giving people MRIs.

0:58.6

We call it Tesla was an inspiration to many. Okay. Hey there, it's the NPR Politics podcast.

1:04.1

I'm Tamra Keith. I cover the White House. I'm Aisha Roscoe. I also cover the White House.

1:08.5

And I'm Dominican Manchinarra Senior Political Editor and Correspondent.

1:12.0

All right, guys. Another day, another impeachment hearing. Today, it was Marie Ivanovich,

1:18.2

the US ambassador to the Ukraine who was ousted by President Trump in May. She is, as we speak,

1:24.3

still on Capitol Hill, testifying in that impeachment inquiry. So, guys, I just want to talk through

1:29.6

what stood out to us from what we've heard so far. You know, Ivanovich, Ambassador William Taylor,

1:36.0

who testified earlier this week, George Kent, who is a top state department official

1:40.0

with oversight over Ukraine. We've known a lot of what they were going to say because of what

1:45.4

they've said in hours long closed door depositions. What's different about this is how they present

1:50.5

themselves to the public on camera and whether that can influence public opinion in any way at all.

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