Trump orders two ex-White House aides not to testify at House hearing

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WASHINGTON(REUTERS) - President Donald Trump has ordered two former White House aides not to testify at a House of Representatives committee hearing on Tuesday (Sept 17) as the panel considers whether to recommend impeaching Trump.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump has ordered two former White House aides not to testify at a House of Representatives committee hearing on Tuesday as the panel considers whether to recommend impeaching Trump.

Cipollone said the Justice Department had determined that Dearborn and Porter"are absolutely immune from compelled congressional testimony with respect to matters related to their service as senior advisers to the President". "If he were to prevail in this cover-up while the Judiciary Committee is considering whether to recommend articles of impeachment, he would upend the separation of powers as envisioned by our founders," Nadler said in a statement, referring to Trump.

 

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