Is it Criminal Witness Tampering to threaten a witness’s business with a boycott ?

[CaseHardened]

Ambassador and Oregon hotelier Gordon Sondland faces backlash at home over role in Ukraine scandal

"Gordon Sondland, appointed U.S. ambassador to the European Union after contributing $1 million to Trump’s inauguration, was to be deposed in the impeachment inquiry for his apparent role in pushing Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden."

“No one who cares about America should do any business or stay at any of Gordon Sondland’s hotels until he fulfills his duty as a citizen to testify & turn over all relevant documents to the House. Here’s a list of his hotels,” Blumenauer tweeted.

Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.)

 

[Jmac00]

perfectly legal to protest and boycott any business you don't agree with, as long as it was AFTER he/she testified.

 

[BDinPutnam]

perfectly legal to protest and boycott any business you don't agree with, as long as it was AFTER he/she testified.

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[CaseHardened]

It will never even be investigated.

 

[Carlos Hathcock]

Sounds like quid pro quo to me.

 

[Exonautic]

Seems like government interference in commerce. That's legal? I'm genuinely not sure here

 

[Shadow2]

"quid pro quo" I might actual give a shit if i spoke Latin.

 

[Steal2B]

perfectly legal to protest and boycott any business you don't agree with, as long as it was AFTER he/she testified.

Would the demonrats agree if President Trump similarly called for a boycott of an impeachment witness' business? Bet they would scream it was witness tampering due to the chilling effect on subsequent testimonies. I think a case could be made that Blumenauer crossed that line.

 

[prambo]

DemonRat...

Oregon...

Bowtie...

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