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Former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch testified at the impeachment hearing of President Trump on Nov. 15. (Video: The Washington Post, Photo: Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post)

Trump denies witness tampering; State official says president asked about ‘investigation’ into Bidens

President Trump dismissed criticism Friday that he had tried to intimidate a witness in the impeachment inquiry, saying a disparaging tweet about former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch as she testified before a House panel was “free speech.”

“I have the right to speak,” Trump said at an afternoon event in the Oval Office.  

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