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Politico reports:
Lawmakers of both parties were stunned to see Trump’s disparaging tweet about the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine in the middle of a hearing where she had already described in great detail how she felt personally threatened by the president.
“It’s not something I would do,” Rep. Mike Conaway (R-Texas), who sits on the House Intelligence Committee, told reporters during a break from the hearing. Asked if it amounted to witness intimidation, Conaway did not offer a direct answer: “I’m not a lawyer, I’m not familiar with it, but it’s just not something I would do. It’s just not my style.”
Several Republicans on the Intelligence Committee dodged the topic entirely. Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) refused to answer questions about the tweets while Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) quickly whipped out his cell phone and began talking into it, even though his home screen was visible and there was no call in progress.
Lawmakers of both parties were stunned to see Trump’s disparaging tweet about the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine in the middle of a hearing where she had already described in great detail how she felt personally threatened by the president https://t.co/04ilVTeAnY
— POLITICO (@politico) November 15, 2019
SCHIFF: “The president in real time is attacking you. What effect do you think that has on other witnesses’ willingness to come forward?”
YOVANOVITCH: “It’s very intimidating”
SCHIFF: “Some of us here take witness intimidation very seriously”➡️ https://t.co/tGOBCcMDzQ pic.twitter.com/oMvN22EKDG
— Bloomberg (@business) November 15, 2019
“Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) quickly whipped out his cell phone and began talking into it, even though his home screen was visible and there was no call in progress.” https://t.co/sU43LuA0Se
— Al Weaver (@alweaver22) November 15, 2019