DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/INVESTIGATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The White House on Monday [9-16-19] blocked two more former aides to President Trump from testifying in House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry, but cleared a third witness, Corey Lewandowski, to appear publicly on Tuesday [9-17-19] and answer limited questions about potential obstruction of justice by the president. The White House decisions amounted to mixed news for the House Judiciary Committee as it tries to crank up the intensity of an investigation devised to determine whether to recommend Mr. Trump’s impeachment for obstruction of justice and abuse of power — and to convince the public that such action is warranted. In Mr. Lewandowski, who managed Mr. Trump’s presidential campaign and remained a confidant once he became president, the judiciary panel will be getting a figure who could help bring to life evidence uncovered by Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel who investigated Russia’s interference in the 2016 election.”
–Nicholas Fandos, “Lewandowski Cleared for Limited Testimony in House Inquiry, as White House Blocks Others,” The New York Times online, September 16, 2019