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Exclusive: Key witness in Trump impeachment inquiry communicated with Dem staffer on 'delicate' issue after complaint, emails show, despite testimony
Marie Yovanovitch, former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine and a key witness in House Democrats' impeachment inquiry, communicated through her personal email account with a Democratic congressional staffer about a "quite delicate" and "time-sensitive" matter -- just two days after the whistleblower complaint that kickstarted the inquiry was filed, and a month before the complaint became public, emails obtained Thursday by Fox News showed.
Marie Yovanovitch, former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine and a key witness in House Democrats' impeachment inquiry, communicated through her personal email account with a Democratic congressional staffer about a "quite delicate" and "time-sensitive" matter -- just two days after the whistleblower complaint that kickstarted the inquiry was filed, and a month before the complaint became public, emails obtained Thursday by Fox News showed.
During Yovanovitch's deposition on Capitol Hill last month, U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., asked her about an email she received Aug. 14 from the staffer, Laura Carey -- and Yovanovitch indicated under oath that she had never personally responded to it. She said only that someone in the "Legislative Affairs Office" at the State Department had responded to Carey, to the best of her knowledge.
However, emails obtained by Fox News' "Tucker Carlson Tonight" showed that in fact, Yovanovitch had responded to Carey's initial Aug. 14 email, writing that she "would love to reconnect and look forward to chatting with you."
Fox News is told it is a breach of normal procedure for congressional staff to reach out to a current State Department employee at their personal email address for official business. Click here for more on our top story.
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