Rep. Matt Gaetz Matthew (Matt) GaetzLara Trump campaigns with far-right activist candidate Laura Loomer in Florida House to vote on removing cannabis from list of controlled substances The Hill's 12:30 Report: Sights and sounds from GOP convention night 1 MORE (R-Fla.) took a shot at CNN anchor Don Lemon during a Tuesday night interview with another of the cable network's hosts, Chris Cuomo.

In the exchange, Gaetz thanked Cuomo for saying that the lawmaker wasn't threatening former Trump attorney Michael Cohen Michael Dean CohenA huge deal for campaign disclosure: Trump's tax records for Biden's medical records Our Constitution is under attack by Attorney General William Barr Eric Trump says he will comply with New York AG's subpoena only after Election Day MORE when Gaetz sent a tweet on the eve of Cohen's public testimony to Congress that suggested Cohen's family could hear unsavory things about him.

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"When the other CNN personalities were calling for me to be arrested and imprisoned, you made the point that I wasn't threatening Michael Cohen, I was trying to cast him in a bad light," Gaetz said Tuesday on "Cuomo Prime Time."

He then jabbed Lemon, who last month called the tweet "witness intimidation."

"I appreciate you for drawing out that distinction as Don Lemon was breathing in and out of a paper bag, or whatever he was doing," Gaetz said.

"D. Lemon can defend himself, he has his own feelings," Cuomo responded.

Mediaite was first to note the exchange between Cuomo and Gaetz.

Gaetz deleted the tweet about Cohen and later apologized for it, saying he should not have involved Cohen's family.

The tweet was widely panned, with some calling it witness tampering.

Cohen testified last month before the House Oversight and Reform Committee about his tenure as President Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE's personal attorney and his work on Trump's campaign. He previously pleaded guilty to lying to Congress and has been sentenced to three years in prison.