Why was Marie Yovanovitch fired?
The 33-year veteran of the foreign service was recalled as the american ambassador to Kyiv in may for reasons that remain murky.
She testified that her anti-corruption efforts had incurred the ire of influential Ukrainians who sought to remove her.
Ms Yovanovitch said she was shocked that her enemies appeared to find allies in the Trump administration, including the president's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani.
The former envoy's supporters say she was also smeared by us conservative media voices.
In her testimony, Ms Yovanovitch said the allegation she was disloyal to mr Trump was false.
Why is Congress investigating Trump?
At the heart of the impeachment inquiry is a phone call on 25 july this year between mr Trump and Ukraine's president.
On the call, mr Trump urged his counterpart to investigate unsubstantiated corruption allegations against Democratic White House rival Joe Biden and claims of 2016 election meddling by ukraine.
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