The president brushed off suggestions of witness intimidation. 'I'm allowed to speak up.'
President Donald Trump on Friday attacked the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine as she was testifying in Democrats’ impeachment probe, and announced a new rule on hospital prices.Trump tweeted criticism of Marie Yovanovitch as the former ambassador was speaking before House lawmakers, saying “Everywhere Marie Yovanovitch went turned bad.”
Asked by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff about Trump’s attack, Yovanovitch said his comments were intimidating. Trump rejected a suggestion of witness intimidation, saying, “I’m allowed to speak up.”HOSPITAL RULE “We’re stopping American patients from just getting — pure and simple, two words, very simple words — ripped off,” he said.
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