Ex-GOP congressman says Lewandowski gave House Democrats 'what they needed' for articles of impeachment against Trump

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'This is one of those hearings where the written transcript will be much more damning,' former GOP congressman David Jolly said.

Former Republican congressman David Jolly told MSNBC on Tuesday afternoon that Corey Lewandowski, Donald Trump's 2016 campaign manager, gave Democrats"what they needed" for an article of impeachment against the president for obstruction of justice during his testimony before the House Judiciary Committee.

"The White House has directed me that I not disclose the substance of any conversations with the president or his advisers," Lewandowski said. "There is a far more troubling contempt on display today, and that is President Trump's role in your refusal to answer questions," the lawmaker said."The pattern of obstruction laid out in the Mueller report has not stopped.", a panel discussed Lewandowski's chaotic roughly five-hour appearance before the committee.

Former Republican congressman David Jolly on Tuesday told MSNBC that Corey Lewandowski gave Democrats"what they needed" during his testimony before the House Judiciary Committee for an article of impeachment against President Trump.Stokols claimed that Lewandowski's efforts to turn the hearing into"spectacle" was"going really well" until his last hour of testimony."What happened in the last hour came after three, four hours of testimony," he said.

 

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MSNBC host suggests Democrats 'running around' and 'talking about impeaching everybody' is a losing strategy. But ex-GOP congressman says Lewandowski gave House Democrats 'what they needed' for articles of impeachment against Trump.

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