4:46 p.m. ET, September 17, 2019
Lewandowski gets testy when he's pressed on whether he's lied to Trump
From CNN's Sam Fossum
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In another contentious moment during today's hearing, Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal admonished Corey Lewandowski for his combative attitude as she pressed him on whether he ever lied to President Trump or the special counsel's office.
"Excuse me, Mr. Lewandowski this is my time. You are not yet in the Senate. You are a witness before the Judiciary committee, please act like it," Jayapal said, subtly digging at Lewandowski's
intent to pursue a Senate run in New Hampshire.
Jayapal had been asking Lewandowski about a tweet from the President April this year, where Trump claimed that statements made by witnesses in the Mueller report were "fabricated."
"Mr. Lewandowski, did you lie to the President, and is the President correct that everything in the report is fabricated?" Jayapal asked.
But Lewandowski pushed back, saying, "I won't comment on private conversations, but I don't appreciate the insinuation that I lied about anything. And I've answered it multiple times."
And in a bizarre earlier exchange, Lewandowski told the congresswoman he was unsure if he followed the President on Twitter, adding he "may be the only one who doesn't."
One thing to note: Lewandowski only follows 51 accounts, including Trump's Twitter account, according to his Twitter page.