JUST IN: House Judiciary Chairman Rep. Jerry Nadler says that holding Corey Lewandowski "in contempt" is "certainly under consideration."
"Mr. Lewandowski, your behavior in this hearing room has been completely unacceptable." http://abcn.ws/2Ap9a1x
Posted on 09/17/2019 4:30:59 PM PDT by jazusamo
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) threatened to hold former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski in contempt of Congress because of his "refusal to answer questions" relating to the Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report.
"Mr. Lewandowski, your behavior in this hearing room has been completely unacceptable. It is part of a pattern of a White House desperate for the American people not to hear the truth," Nadler said. “I’ve been asked several times today whether the Committee will hold you in contempt. It is certainly under consideration."
"There is a far more troubling level of contempt on display here today and that is President Trump's role in your refusal to answer questions. The pattern of obstruction laid out in the Mueller report has not stopped," Nadler explained. "You showed the American people in real time that the Trump administration will do anything and everything in its power to obstruct the work of the Congress. The president's lawyers are sitting behind you right now to make sure that you do not answer us."
According to Nadler, Congress is focused on exposing "corruption, obstruction and abuse of power."
"Make no mistake, we will hold President Trump accountable," Nadler concluded.
Lewandowski refused to answer questions relating to previous conversations with President Trump. He cited executive privilege as his reason for not providing insight.
From The Hill :
The remarks came after Democrats tussled for more than five hours with Lewandowski over his involvement in a possible obstruction episode as laid out in special counsel Robert Mueller 's report. In particular, they sought to have the longtime Trump ally answer questions about Trump asking Lewandowski to pass along a message to then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions in 2017 that urged him to reverse his recusal and set limits on the Russia probe.
Lewandowski ultimately turned to then-White House official Rick Dearborn to deliver the letter. Dearborn did not ultimately follow through, telling investigators that the request made him uncomfortable.
JUST IN: House Judiciary Chairman Rep. Jerry Nadler says that holding Corey Lewandowski "in contempt" is "certainly under consideration."
"Mr. Lewandowski, your behavior in this hearing room has been completely unacceptable." http://abcn.ws/2Ap9a1x
Where he heck is the House of Representatives’ hearing with Inspector General Horowitz? The hearing was supposed to be occurring now and on C-Span. I see nothing anywhere.
Amen, you’re exactly right.
Hi.
May Nadler get herpes and hymroids all at the same time.
5.56mm
‘Cause he’s a slob
I think it is over now
It takes a particular type of person to have an attitude and presence of mind to respond like Lewandowski. Part just plain smart ass, part pure contempt and hatred for the opposition and a really good quantity of guile and smarts. Sly as a fox and meek as a lamb the whole time.
My hat is off to Mr. Lewandowski for this performance. He got the idiots on the left down in the mud, kicked them in the teeth and just kept going after it.
Well said! I couldn’t agree more.
Forgive me my ignorance but does Congress have legal power over a private individual? What can a contempt of Congress charge result in?
“The president’s lawyers are sitting behind you right now to make sure that you do not answer us.”
Oh come on. . .what are these lawyers going to do to Lewandowski if he starts to rant and spew. . are the lawyers going to leap on top of Lewandowski, tape his mouth shut and carry him out? (”Nothing to see here. . .”)
And no one would notice?
Come on. . .
I don’t know the answer either.
My favorite comeback is: “Whats he going to do, take my ID card, stamp it ‘no desert’ and make me eat spinach?”
Is not what they are doing to Mr L “badgering the witness” ? Or does that not apply?
Punks, dog scum, communist, slime, every stinking DimoCommie pig sucking punks. The Klintons, Obammy, KommieKerry, Algore, all of them, every, EVERY!!!!!!!!!!!! stinking slime sucking pig of them.
Corey should just ask the roly-poly demagogue what Congress did about Eric Holder. He was held in contempt of Congress. Thanks jazusamo.
1) Thank you for your service to our country.
2) Thanks for the colorful list of accurate descriptions. Great stuff.
Those were some astonishing exchanges Lewandowski had with that committee!
Just wow! Giant middle fingers in the form of cold, hard, resistant, stick it in your ear facts, which is what they deserve!
I loved his book (Let Trump Be Trump) but this cemented it. Love the guy.
“Corey put in his papers for a run for NH Senator just before this hearing”.
Correction: Corey appeared on the Howie Carr Show yesterday afternoon, and said “’others’ had promoted his campaign”, so its NOT a sure thing. Howie had earlier suggested the campaign was fully engaged.
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