Witness Intimidation is a Crime

Here is @RepAdamSchiff reading Trump's real time tweets about Marie Yovanovitch.

Marie Yovanovitch: It's very intimidating.

Schiff: Some us here take witness intimidation very very seriously. #ImpeachmentHearing pic.twitter.com/A4FQH1Vbpe

— Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule) November 15, 2019

Shame on you @realDonaldTrump! This tweet is witness intimidation and wildly inappropriate. #ImpeachmentHearings #Yovanovitch pic.twitter.com/YdlUyprDhq

— Gregg Chadwick (@greggchadwick) November 15, 2019

Dude! You realize she’s testifying LIVE?! Amb. Yovanovitch will respond to this tweet...yup, there it is. You just made her case of intimidation. Is no one in the room with you? https://t.co/RdKg7VqqVg

— Michael Steele (@MichaelSteele) November 15, 2019

Shame on you @realDonaldTrump! This tweet is witness intimidation and wildly inappropriate. #ImpeachmentHearings #Yovanovitch pic.twitter.com/uMsKsSpP1V

— Gregg Chadwick (@greggchadwick) November 15, 2019

In criminal proceedings, intimidating a witness to prevent or influence testimony is a felony.

In impeachment proceedings, obstruction of justice was an article of impeachment against Nixon.

Both facts are relevant to the President smearing Marie Yovanovitch as she testifies. https://t.co/WTe3QpXRlm

— Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) November 15, 2019

It takes a profound lack of understanding of conflict areas to think an American diplomat is bad at her job because she is assigned to them. Being posted in Somalia and Ukraine is a sign that Yovanovitch is considered the best of the best. POTUS continues to bank on dumb.

— Jonathan Allen (@jonallendc) November 15, 2019