Trump orders two ex-White House aides not to testify at House hearing on Tuesday


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  • Tuesday, 17 Sep 2019

FILE PHOTO: Rick Dearborn, White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Legislative Affairs, departs following a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony for former Senator Bob Dole at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 17, 2018. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has ordered two former White House aides not to testify at a House of Representatives committee hearing on Tuesday as the panel considers whether to recommend impeaching Trump.

Former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Rick Dearborn and former White House Staff Secretary Rob Porter were subpoenaed by the House Judiciary Committee to appear at the hearing on possible obstruction of justice by Trump.

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