Ex-Trump campaign aide, under oath, testifies that he has 'no obligation to be honest with the media'
Former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski battled with Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday over his refusal to answer questions about his conversations with President Donald Trump, saying he was only able to speak about what was in former special counsel Robert Mueller's report.
Story continues"I think we should call this what it is, an absolute cover-up by the White House," he said. "Throughout it all, and to the best of my recollection, I don't recall ever having any conversations with foreign entities -- let alone, any who were offering help to manipulate the outcome of the election," Lewandowski said, praising the president's 2016 victory throughout the statement.
When asked by Johnson why he didn't deliver the message, Lewandowski said he was out of town and at the beach with his kids and denied that he was"squeamish" about delivering it. When asked if the president followed up and pressured him to deliver the message, Lewandowski said that was inaccurate. He testified that he never thought the president asked him to do anything illegal, saying he disagreed with the premise of Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen's line of questioning asserting it was strange the president would sit down one-on-one and ask Lewandowski to do something illegal.
Lewandowski referred to the ongoing investigation as the"The greatest crime committed in our generation. Perhaps ever." For example, in an MSNBC interview with Ari Melber from May, Lewandowski said he didn't remember the president asking him to get involved with former Attorney General Sessions or the Department of Justice.
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