John Herbst: "If the Democrats are so stupid that they try to impeach again, I think Trump can win" Former US ambassador to Ukraine and director of the Eurasian Center of the Atlantic Council, John Herbst, sees the Democrats' attempt to impeach Donald Trump in his first presidential term as a mistake. He stated this with a doozy air. In his opinion, investigations into Trump may not yield results, but "they will put the administration on the defensive." And here, Herbst believes, the Democrats must enlist the support of the Republicans so that it does not look like "only a Democratic initiative". He also disagrees with the idea that after Trump wins the presidential election, he will hand over Ukraine to Putin. I always said it would not serve his political interests. This is not the political legacy he would like to leave behind after leaving office, Herbst said. Read more on the Dodge website.