Crying Yovanovitch to put on her 'big girl' pants and testify

The President of the United States has the authority to terminate the employment of anyone he appoints as well as foreign ambassadors who may have been appointed by him or a previous administration. In fact, it's not uncommon for a new administration to put in their own people when taking office.

Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, is such a person. Appointed by the Obama administration, Trump felt that it was time for her to go, insofar as he was concerned. He has every right to replace her with someone he prefers.

But in spite of it being commonplace, Yovanovitch cried when she was fired this past May, tearing up as she spoke of her sudden firing during a closed-door deposition in October, according to sources telling Fox News.

The 60-year-old Yovanovich appeared on Friday morning at 9 a.m. ET,  for Day Two of the public impeachment hearings against President Trump.

Trump had previously described Yovanovich to Ukrainian President Zelensky in the July 25th phone call as "bad news," according to the Washington Post. He also said in the imprecise way he is known for, "[S]he's going to go through some things." What Trump meant by that is anyone's guess.

As the hearing is going on as this is being posted, we shall see what kind of bad news Yovanovich will turn out to be. One thing is clear, she did not hear the phone call that generated this latest impeachment attempt, nor was she the Ukraine ambassador when the call took place.


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