[pewpew2020]

and that was an "external" witness, not even an employee of the company. Which company would tolerate that? Social media has somehow conditioned people to think they can air all of their opinions with no filter and when there are consequences, they act surprised.

[squeaky-clean]

I took external to mean someone not involved in the conflict. If they actually were external to the company, that's insane and definitely cemented them being fired. Maybe even before the second round of live-tweeting.

[irrational]

It must have been external to the company, because later they say that they were asked not to invite someone external, so they invited a fellow employee instead.