Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-FL) drew heavy fire on social media Tuesday for a controversial tweet regarding Michael Cohen's Congressional testimony that some are calling witness tampering and/or witness intimidation.
"Hey @MichaelCohen212 - Do your wife & father-in-law know about your girlfriends? Maybe tonight would be a good time for that chat. I wonder if she’ll remain faithful when you’re in prison...she’s about to learn a lot," he tweeted.
Under United States criminal code, witness tampering and witness intimidation is a federal crime and can be defined as "whoever intentionally harasses another person and thereby hinders, delays, prevents, or dissuades any person from attending or testifying in an official proceeding."
The Congressman denied that he engaged in witness tampering on Tuesday, telling Vox reporter Alex Ward "I’m witness testing...we still are allowed to test the veracity and character of witnesses, I think."
Read the full US criminal code(s) regarding witness tampering here, and see Gaetz's tweet below.
