I do not understand Mr. Giuliani`s motives for attacking me, nor can I offer an opinion on whether I believe the allegations he spread about me. Clearly no one at the State Department did. What I can say is that Mr. Giuliani should have known those claims were suspect coming as they reportedly did from individuals with questionable motives and with reason to believe that their political and financial ambitions would be stymied by our anti-corruption policy in Ukraine.
Marie Yovanovitch: “I do not understand Mr. Giuliani`s motives for attacking me, nor can I offer an opinion on whether I believe the…”
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Yovanovitch discusses Giuliani's motives and the questionable nature of the allegations against her.
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