Solomon was a bit vague about alleged evidence that Yovanovich, who was fired by the Trump administration in May of this year, on Hannity the other night.
Good morning, Pat. I have to comment on Yovanovich, a career foreign service officer. First, when a new President is elected, all ambassadors must submit their resignations. An ambassador is the President's personal representative in a country.
In practice, most career ambassadors are left in place until their tour of duty is completed. About 50% to 70% of our ambassadors are career officers. Yovanovich was allowed to stay by Trump when he assumed office in 2017 and her posting was only cut by two months. The President needs no reason to remove an ambassador who serves at his pleasure.
The appointment of an ambassador starts with achieving what is called agreement' from the host government. It is obtained from the host government who must agree to accept that person. No agreement', no appointment. This is all done in a classified manner, not in public.
Based on the transcript, it appears that Yovanovich not only lost the trust of Trump, but also, the host government. In such cases, the ambassador is removed. I personally saw a US ambassador removed because the host government approached the WH and asked for his removal. It was done quickly by Bush 41.
I find this whole episode of the firing of the ambassador to be ridiculous on its face. Yovanovich has no rights or recourse. It has nothing to do with being unfair. She lost the confidence of the President and the host government. She should have been dismissed much earlier.
The entire investigation is nothing more than DNC dirty tricks and the politics of personal destruction.