Source: AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin
Former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, the first
witness to testify in Democrats' impeachment probe, used part of his opening
statement before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday to throw in a few
digs at his old boss's 2016 Democratic opponent.
"I also received hundreds of thousands of emails,
some days with as many as a thousand emails," Lewandowski said. "And
unlike Hillary Clinton, I don't think I ever deleted any of those."
Clinton, the former secretary of state, never escaped her
email scandal during the 2016 presidential election, especially after FBI
director James Comey reopened the agency's investigation into her mishandling
of intel 11 days before the vote. There were just too many questions about her
use of a private server, and the mysterious disappearance of thousands of
emails.
Trump eagerly shared Lewandowski's remarks on Twitter.
At today's Judiciary hearing, Nadler repeatedly asked
Lewandowski to describe his relationship with President Trump. But the witness
refused, noting that the White House had directed him not to share the
substance of his conversations with the president.
Republicans on the panel couldn't blame Lewandowski for
being uncooperative.
"We're wasting valuable committee time" on this
fake impeachment, Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH) declared during his Q&A time. If
they really want a headline, he suggested they interview Inspector General
Michael Horowitz about the bias demonstrated against Trump at the beginning of
this investigation.
If they really wanted to pursue a more worthwhile agenda,
Chabot suggested they could instead focus on things like the opioid crisis.
