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Letter: Intimidating a witness is a felony

(Alex Brandon | AP file photo) Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Nov. 15, 2019, during the second public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents.

During Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch’s televised testimony, Donald Trump committed yet another impeachable offense.

He tweeted that wherever Yovanovitch had served during her 33 years of diplomatic service (Mogadishu, Somalia and Ukraine), conditions had worsened, presumably because of her.

In real time, as she testified before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the chair read her the tweet and asked her to respond. She said she felt “intimidated.”

Intimidation of or interfering with a witness is a felony, punishable by up to 20 years in prison, and a fine up to $250,000.

Thomas L. Durham, Sandy

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