{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://cohen.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-cohen-questions-former-trump-campaign-manager-corey", "Congressman Cohen Questions Former Trump   Campaign Manager Corey Lewandowski", "2019-09-17", "2019", "2019-09", "Democrat", "House", "TN", "Steve Cohen", "C001068", "cohen.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON  Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, today questioned former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski about Trump's request that Lewandowski instruct then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions to make a public statement that Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigationwas unfair to Trump and that its focus should be on future elections. Lewandowski ultimately declined to deliver the message. See the entire exchangehere.\nCongressman Cohen quoted from a variety of press accounts regarding Lewandowski's unquestioning loyalty to Trump,andasked:\nLet me ask you this: Did the president pick you as an enforcer because he thought you'd play whatever role he wanted? Is that possibly why he chose you to take this message to Sessions?\nLewandowskianswered thatthat question would be better put to thePresident.\nCongressman Cohen noted that Trump talked to Lewandowski outside normal channels so there'd be no record of anything. Congressman Cohen said,But at the last minute, you got cold feet. You chickened out. ThePresident's trust was misplaced.\nCongressman Cohen concluded his questioning by saying Lewandowski's testimony wasjustmore obstruction of Congress by thisAdministration with Lewandowski following instructions not to provide useful testimony.\nYou're a loyal soldier, Congressman Cohen said.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://cohen.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-cohen-questions-former-trump-campaign-manager-corey"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8094271179288626, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}