The lead lawyer for the National Security Council defied a subpoena Monday to appear before House impeachment investigators, as did other
White House witnesses, following President Donald Trump's orders not to cooperate with the probe.
John Eisenberg and White House aide Robert Blair did not show up for scheduled 9 a.m. interviews in the Democrats' impeachment inquiry, and two other White House witnesses scheduled for this afternoon, National Security Council aide Michael Ellis and Office of Management and Budget aide Brian McCormack, are also not expected to show, according to a person familiar with the matter who requested anonymity to discuss the confidential interviews.