Yovanovitch’s testimony at impeachment hearings brings moment of reckoning on gender

WASHINGTON – During the pivotal phone call that sparked the House impeachment inquiry, President Donald Trump made a reference to gender as he smeared former Ukraine ambassador Marie Yovanovitch.

The story of Yovanovitch’s removal as Ukraine ambassador reflects some of the most complicated gender and political dynamics of Trump’s presidency. Now the impeachment probe is magnifying those dynamics as the first woman to publicly testify prepares to confront Trump’s fiercest congressional defenders, nearly all men, about a campaign by other male allies of the president to force her from her post.

In what has emerged as a key episode for impeachment investigators, Yovanovitch was recalled early to Washington from the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv in May after facing an onslaught of attacks from right-wing media. With encouragement from Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani – but with no evidence – conspiracy theorists painted her as an enemy of the president who used her power to covertly undermine him and assist Democrats.

Other career diplomats who pushed the State Department to defend Yovanovitch said they were met with silence. Michael McKinley, a senior adviser to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, resigned in part because of the department’s unwillingness to support its personnel. The emotional weight of her experience is evident from the deposition transcript. Describing her recall to Washington, under questioning from Democrats, Yovanovitch suddenly stopped herself mid-sentence. A Democratic lawyer for the House Intelligence Committee, Daniel Goldman, asked, “Do you want to take a minute?”

Trump has often used gender-specific language to attack women he perceives as threatening. Women who criticize him are “nasty.” He called adult-film star Stormy Daniels, who alleged an affair with Trump, “Horseface” last year. After then-Fox News Channel host Megyn Kelly, during a 2015 presidential primary debate, posed a question about his language toward women, he said she had “blood coming out of her wherever.

The aggressive approach of some Republican lawmakers could raise the potential for conflict. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, served as a leading interlocutor for the GOP on Wednesday, using a rapid-fire questioning style to try to embarrass or throw off the witnesses.

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