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White House Orders 2 Former Aides to Defy House Subpoenas

Associated Press

   WASHINGTON - The White House has instructed two former aides to
   President Donald Trump not to appear at a House Judiciary Committee
   hearing Tuesday, saying Rick Dearborn and Rob Porter are "absolutely
   immune" from testifying at what the panel is calling its first
   impeachment hearing.

   In a letter sent to the panel and obtained by The Associated Press,
   White House counsel Pat Cipollone wrote that the Justice Department has
   advised, and Trump has directed, Dearborn and Porter to defy subpoenas
   because of :constitutional immunity."

   In a separate letter, Cipollone said that former Trump campaign manager
   Corey Lewandowski, who never worked for the White House, should not
   reveal private conversations with Trump beyond what is in special
   counsel Robert Mueller's report. Lewandowski is expected to attend the
   hearing as its sole witness on Tuesday.

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