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Newspaper Page TextA7 THE ASTORIAN • SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2019 Ousted Ambassador Yovanovitch felt threat by President Trump By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON — For- mer U.S. Ukraine Ambas- sador Marie Yovanovitch provided chilling detail Friday in Trump impeach- ment hearings of being sud- denly ousted from her post and feeling threatened upon learning President Donald Trump had denounced her in a phone call to Ukraine’s president. In that call, Trump assailed her as “bad news” and said she was “going to go through some things.” In an extraordinary moment, even in an admin- istration ﬁ lled with them, Trump himself went after her again as she spoke, tweeting from the White House that everywhere she served had “turned bad.” Asked at the hearing about the potential effect of such censure on U.S. ofﬁ cials and witnesses, she said, “Well, it’s very intimidating.” Yovanovitch was tes- tifying on the second day of public impeachment hearings into Trump, just the fourth time in Ameri- can history that the House of Representatives has launched such proceed- ings. The investigation cen- ters on whether Trump’s push for Ukrainian ofﬁ - cials to investigate his polit- ical rivals amounted to an abuse of power, a charge he and Republicans vigorously deny. After Trump’s tweet on Friday, the chairman of the House Intelligence Com- mittee swiftly intervened, halting the questioning to read the president’s com- Andrew Harnik/AP Photo Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch testiﬁ es before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill. ments out loud to the wit- ness — and Americans following the hearing — during a live broadcast across the country. “Ambassador Yovano- vitch, as we sit here testify- ing, the president is attack- ing you on Twitter,” said Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff of California. He asked if it was designed to intimidate. “I can’t speak to what the president is trying to do, but I think the effect is to be intimidated,” she said. Said Schiff, “Well, I want to let you know, Ambassa- dor, that some of us here take witness intimidation very, very seriously.” Trump, asked about it later, said, “I have the right to speak. I have freedom of speech.” Rather than distract from the career diplomat’s tes- timony, Trump’s interfer- ence could provide more evidence against him in the probe. Democrats said an allegation of witness intim- idation could become an obstruction of justice charge in the impeachment probe. In her testimony, Yova- novitch described a “smear campaign” against her by Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, and others, including the president’s son, Donald Trump Jr., before her ﬁ ring. She told the lawmak- ers her sudden removal had played into the hands of “shady interests the world over” with dangerous inten- tions toward the United States. They have learned, she said, “how little it takes to remove an American ambassador who does not give them what they want.” She said quietly, “Even now words fail me.” Her removal from her Stone guilty of witness tampering, lying to Congress By ASHRAF KHALIL and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON — He was proud of his reputation as a practitioner of political dirty tricks and frequently boasted about the extent of his contacts and the depth of his insider information. Now Roger Stone, a long- time friend and ally of Pres- ident Donald Trump, faces a prison sentence for a col- lection of crimes that essen- tially amounts to exagger- ating how much he knew, then lying and scrambling to keep those boasts from being exposed. Stone was convicted Fri- day of all seven counts in a federal indictment that accused him of lying to Con- gress, tampering with a wit- ness and obstructing the House investigation into whether the Trump cam- paign coordinated with Rus- sia to tip the 2016 election. He is the sixth Trump aide or adviser to be con- victed of charges brought as part of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. Stone has denied wrong- doing and consistently crit- icized the case against him as politically motivated. He did not take the stand during the trial and his lawyers did not call any witnesses in his defense. The Stone case could be the last public gasp of the Mueller investigation, which wrapped up in March. Muel- ler made clear that his team never considered indict- ing Trump because the Jus- tice Department prohibits the prosecution of a sitting president. The evidence presented in the trial didn’t directly address Mueller’s conclu- sion that there was insuf- ﬁ cient evidence to prove a criminal conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Russia to tip the outcome of the 2016 presidential elec- tion in Trump’s favor. But it provided new insight into the scramble inside the Trump campaign when it was revealed in July 2016 that the anti-secrecy site WikiLeaks SEVENDAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TODAY SUNDAY MONDAY was in possession of more than 19,000 emails hacked from the servers of the Dem- ocratic National Committee. Witnesses highlighted how Trump campaign asso- ciates were eager to gather information about the emails, which the U.S. says were hacked by Russia and then provided to WikiLeaks. Steve Bannon, who served as the campaign’s chief execu- tive, testiﬁ ed during the trial that Stone had boasted about his ties to WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange, alerting them to pending new batches of damaging emails. Campaign ofﬁ cials saw Stone as the “access point” to WikiLeaks, he said. Stone, 67, showed no visible reaction as the ver- dict was read aloud, count by count. He’s scheduled to be sentenced on Feb. 6 and could face up to 20 years behind bars. Another former Trump campaign aide, Michael Caputo, was removed from the courtroom by security ofﬁ cers after he turned his back on the jury after the verdict was read. TUESDAY WEDNESDAY post is one of several events at the center of the impeach- ment effort. In his July phone call with new Ukrainian Presi- dent Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Trump asked for a “favor,” according to an account pro- vided by the White House. He wanted an investiga- tion of Democrats and 2020 rival Joe Biden. Later it was revealed that the admin- istration was withholding military aid from Ukraine at the time. “These events should concern everyone in this room,” the diplomat testi- ﬁ ed in opening remarks. Schiff, the Democratic chairman of the panel, said she was “too tough on cor- ruption for some, and her principled stance made her enemies.” It became clear, he said, “President Trump wanted her gone.” OBITUARIES Robert W. Cummings Astoria Feb. 17, 1948 — Nov. 10, 2019 Robert W. Cummings for 14 years, Safeway and died Sunday, November ﬁ nally Astoria Builders Supply. 10, 2019 in Warrenton. He had more He was born than 30 years February 17, of experience 1948 to Oli- in informa- ver and Gladys tion technology (Anderson) m anagement. Cummings in Besides comput- Astoria. Both ers and IT work, proceeded him Robert had in death. many interests Robert grad- and hobbies. He uated from Astoria High Robert Cummings loved cameras and photogra- School in 1966 phy, traveling, and went on family history to attend col- and his pets. lege at Oregon When he State Univer- was a child, his sity, receiving a parents owned B achelor of S ci- ence degree in chemistry and operated the Astoria Motel on 55 Olney Ave. in 1970. There will be no formal He entered military service in the U.S. Navy service. Private interment after college, staying in will take place at Green- the Navy Reserve until wood Cemetery in Asto- 1990 and retiring as a ria. Memorial contribu- tions in Robert’s memory l ieutenant c ommander. Robert worked locally may be made to the Clat- with various employ- sop County Historical ers including Lakeshore Society, Columbia River Foods in Seaside, Prai- Maritime Museum, Asto- rie Market for 15 years, ria High School Scholar- Bayside Food Warehouse, ships or the Oregon State Hauke’s Sentry Market University Foundation. OBITUARY POLICY The Astorian publishes paid obituaries. The obitu- ary can include a small photo and, for veterans, a ﬂ ag symbol at no charge. The deadline for all obituaries is 9 a.m. the business day prior. Obituaries may be edited for spelling, proper punctuation and style. Death notices and upcoming services will be published at no charge. Notices must be submitted by 9 a.m. the day of publication. Obituaries and notices may be submitted online at DailyAstorian.com/forms/obits, by email at ewil- son@dailyastorian.com, placed via the funeral home or in person at The Astorian ofﬁ ce, 949 Exchange St. in Astoria. For more information, call 503-325-3211, ext. 257. WHY TRAVEL? WE HAVE ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL AND PREDICTABLE SYSTEMS AVAILABLE! Klemp Family Dentistry offers Implants • CT scan • Same day dentures Guided implant placement Before implants All on 4 implant denture X-rays After implants and veneers KLEMP FAMILY DENTISTRY 1006 West Marine Drive, Astoria (503) 468-0116 www.klempfamilydentistry.com THURSDAY FRIDAY REGIONAL FORECAST Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Seattle 58 50 Clearing 58 47 57 45 54 38 54 36 53 35 52 38 Plenty of sunshine Plenty of sunshine Cloudy, a little Rain late in the A brief shower Mostly sunny rain p.m. or two Aberdeen Olympia 55/50 56/52 Wenatchee Tacoma Moses Lake 56/48 ALMANAC UNDER THE SKY TODAY'S TIDES Astoria through Thursday Tonight’s Sky: High above the southern horizon before midnight are the Double Clusters of Perseus. Astoria / Port Docks Temperatures High/low ................................ 55/45 Normal high/low .................. 54/40 Record high .................. 64 in 2001 Record low .................... 15 in 1955 Precipitation Thursday ................................. Trace Month to date ........................ 0.50” Normal month to date ......... 4.76” Year to date .......................... 39.25” Normal year to date ........... 50.98” Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2019 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI Sunrise today .................. 7:17 a.m. Sunset tonight ............... 4:43 p.m. Moonrise today ............. 8:15 p.m. Moonset today ............ 11:23 a.m. New First High (ft.) Time Low (ft.) 3:57 a.m. 2:46 p.m. Full 3:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m. 3:44 a.m. 2:40 p.m. Warrenton 3:52 a.m. 2:41 p.m. Knappa 4:34 a.m. 3:23 p.m. Depoe Bay Nov 19 Nov 26 Dec 3 Dec 11 6.9 9:14 a.m. 3.3 8.7 10:05 p.m. -0.3 Cape Disappointment Hammond SUN AND MOON Last Time 2:45 a.m. 1:39 p.m. 6.7 8:20 a.m. 3.4 8.1 9:16 p.m. -0.7 7.1 8:45 a.m. 3.4 8.7 9:37 p.m. -0.7 7.3 8:58 a.m. 3.4 9.1 9:49 p.m. -0.2 7.2 10:15 a.m. 2.9 8.9 11:06 p.m. -0.3 7.1 7:49 a.m. 3.8 8.6 8:48 p.m. -0.5 City Atlanta Boston Chicago Dallas Denver Honolulu Houston Los Angeles Miami New York City Phoenix San Francisco Wash., DC Sun. Hi/Lo/W 58/37/s 39/28/s 38/28/c 63/42/pc 59/31/c 88/73/pc 63/39/s 84/60/s 77/57/pc 39/29/s 84/56/s 64/49/s 45/32/pc 60/40/pc 44/38/pc 40/32/sn 64/40/pc 60/38/pc 85/72/c 67/45/pc 88/59/s 74/58/pc 42/38/c 86/56/s 68/51/s 44/40/c Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow ﬂ urries, sn-snow, i-ice. 54/42 Hermiston The Dalles 57/37 Enterprise Pendleton 50/35 57/41 56/37 La Grande 53/36 57/42 NATIONAL CITIES Today Hi/Lo/W 51/41 Kennewick Walla Walla 54/41 Lewiston 56/39 56/47 Salem Pullman 53/32 Longview 58/50 Portland 58/44 47/40 Yakima 49/38 55/48 Astoria Spokane 48/35 Corvallis 57/40 Albany 57/40 John Day Eugene Bend 57/40 57/40 55/39 Ontario 58/29 Caldwell Burns 53/21 55/30 Medford 62/35 Klamath Falls 56/25 City Baker City Brookings Ilwaco Newberg Newport Today Hi/Lo/W 54/29/s 59/45/pc 56/51/c 56/42/pc 58/47/pc Sun. Hi/Lo/W 59/28/pc 62/49/pc 56/50/r 56/47/sh 58/49/sh City North Bend Roseburg Seaside Springﬁ eld Vancouver Today Hi/Lo/W 60/43/pc 58/41/pc 57/49/c 57/41/pc 56/43/pc Sun. Hi/Lo/W 60/46/sh 62/44/pc 56/50/r 63/43/pc 55/48/sh