Schiff Claims Trump Intimidated Impeachment Witness, White House Responds

House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) calls a recess as former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Nov. 15, 2019. Andrew Harnik/AP Photo

The White House has pushed back against House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), who claimed that a tweet President Donald Trump posted on Nov. 15 constituted witness intimidation.

“The tweet was not witness intimidation, it was simply the President’s opinion, which he is entitled to,” White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said in a statement Friday.