"The President's comments today constitute reprehensible witness intimidation and an attempt to obstruct Congress' impeachment inquiry. We condemn the President's attacks, and we invite our Republican counterparts to do the same because Congress must do all it can to protect this whistleblower, and all whistleblowers," they said. "Threats of violence from the leader of our country have a chilling effect on the entire whistleblower process, with grave consequences for our democracy and national security."
他们说道，“总统今天的言论构成了对证人的恐吓，应该受到严厉谴责，这种行为妨碍了国会弹劾调查。我们谴责总统的攻击行为，并呼吁我们的共和党同僚也提出谴责，因为国会必须尽一切努力保护这位告密者和所有告密者。”“我们国家领导人的暴力威胁对整个举报程序产生了可怕的影响，也给我们的民主和国家安全带来了严重后果。”