House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-California) told Yovanovitch that the Trump is attacking her on Twitter and gave her the chance to respond.
Schiff said, “Now the President in real time is attacking you. What effect do you think that has on other witnesses’ willingness to come forward and expose wrongdoing?”
She responded, “It’s very intimidating. I can’t speak to what the President is trying to do, but I think the effect is to be intimidating.”
Schiff then told the former U.S. ambassador that they take witness intimidation “very seriously.”
House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-South Carolina) commented that they may include the President’s witness intimidation in the articles of impeachment. Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-California) shared the same view. He believes that there is a “strong evidence” Trump is intimidating witness.
