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Former White House aides Rob Porter and Rick Dearborn are not expected to show up at Tuesday’s impeachment hearing before the House Judiciary Committee under White House orders that they are immune from testifying as former senior presidential advisers, per sources
Dearborn’s lawyer says he’s waiting for a letter from the White House and the expectation is it will inform Dearborn he has absolute immunity from testifying. Dearborn’s attorney said he told the committee if his client is granted absolute immunity he will not show up to testify
Rob Porter attorney says Trump directed him NOT to appear tomorrow before the committee, despite being hit with a subpoena. Trump did similar for McGahn 
WH says Corey Lewandowski can’t talk about conversations with the president not contained in Mueller report. Lewandowski was never a WH employee.
Nadler: “This is a shocking and dangerous assertion of executive privilege and absolute immunity...If he were to prevail in this cover-up while the Judiciary Committee is considering whether to recommend articles of impeachment, he would upend the separation of powers“ doctrine
