President Trump’s former attorney and fixer Michael Cohen said Wednesday he has indefinitely delayed plans to testify to the House Oversight Committee, citing attacks by President Trump. In a statement, a spokesperson said Cohen was postponing his Capitol Hill appearance “due to ongoing threats against his family from President Trump and Mr. [Rudy] Giuliani, as recently as this weekend.” President Trump and his lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, have repeatedly publicly attacked Cohen and his father-in-law on Twitter and in TV appearances. This is Trump speaking January 12 on Fox News.

President Donald Trump: “He should give information maybe on his father-in-law, because that’s the one that people want to look at, because where does that money—that’s the money in the family.”

Trump’s critics say the threats amount to witness tampering. California Democratic Congressmember Ted Lieu tweeted part of a U.S. statute declaring, “'Whoever knowingly uses intimidation, threatens … or attempts to do so … with intent to … influence, delay, or prevent the testimony of any person' is guilty of a felony.” Michael Cohen has been sentenced to three years in prison for tax evasion, bank fraud, campaign finance violations and lying to Congress about his work on behalf of Donald Trump. Congressional leaders suggested they may subpoena Cohen to compel him to testify.