Trump impeachment inquiry hears more evidence of outside efforts to influence Ukraine policy

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump waves from Air Force One as he arrives at Pittsburgh International Airport in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Further evidence of private interests seeking the ouster of former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch emerged on Wednesday in testimony to a Democratic-led impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump's conduct toward that country.

Catherine Croft, a Ukraine specialist at the State Department, said Robert Livingston, a former Republican congressman-turned-lobbyist, repeatedly urged that Yovanovitch be fired.