'I've been asked several times today whether the committee will hold you in contempt,' Nadler told Lewandowski. 'It is certainly under consideration.'
House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler threatened to hold Corey Lewandowski in contempt of Congress on Tuesday after the former Trump campaign manager refused to answer questions from Democratic lawmakers during his testimony before the panel.
President Donald Trump's former campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, testifies before the House Judiciary Committee as part of a congressional investigation of the Trump presidency on September 17, 2019 in Washington, DC.
"You're not going to stonewall me and my questioning!" Democratic congressman David Cicilline told Lewandowski, before later suggesting the former Trump campaign aide be held in contempt of Congress. Nadler echoed the threat after the hearing concluded.
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