Ocasio-Cortez: ‘Trump himself is clearly not satisfied with only one article of impeachment’

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) didn’t hold back on Friday, taking a swipe at President Trump on Twitter after he tweeted about former U.S Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch and her career’s work as a diplomatic official.

“Trump himself is clearly not satisfied with only one article of impeachment,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted.

“His choice to publicly broadcast his own, personally authored witness intimidation means he’s wants to sign up for another article on obstruction of justice, too.”

Trump himself is clearly not satisfied with only one article of impeachment.

His choice to publicly broadcast his own, personally authored witness intimidation means he’s wants to sign up for another article on obstruction of justice, too. https://t.co/wYvH92CMHb

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) November 15, 2019

During Friday’s pubic impeachment hearing that featured Yovanovitch’s testimony, Trump, who wasn’t present at the hearing, assailed the witness, typing up a punitive tweet about Yovanovitch.

“Everywhere Marie Yovanovitch went turned bad,” he tweeted, adding that “It is a U.S. President’s absolute right to appoint ambassadors,” one of the main points GOP lawmakers have been driving home during the impeachment proceedings.

Everywhere Marie Yovanovitch went turned bad. She started off in Somalia, how did that go? Then fast forward to Ukraine, where the new Ukrainian President spoke unfavorably about her in my second phone call with him. It is a U.S. President’s absolute right to appoint ambassadors.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 15, 2019

However, Trump’s tweet has been seen by many as witness intimidation, which can be construed as obstruction of justice, both of which are illegal.

Yovanovitch was the third person to testify publicly before the House Intelligence Committee in its inquiry; State Department officials William Taylor and George Kent testified on Wednesday.