(CNN) Within the first five minutes of Corey Lewandowski's "testimony" in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, it became crystal clear what Donald Trump's former campaign manager was up to: trolling to please his old boss.

Lewandowski's opening statement resembled nothing so much as a greatest hits recital of Trump's tweets on the subject of Russia's attempt to influence the 2016 presidential election.

"Whether it was bad actors at the FBI ... or lies coming from members of the current House majority that there was evidence of collusion, the American people continue to be sold a false narrative with the purpose of undermining the legitimacy of the 2016 election," Lewandowski said.

He called the Trump campaign "a historical and unprecedented political juggernaut."

He denounced former special counsel Robert Mueller's probe as an "investigation ... populated by many Trump haters to take down a duly elected President."

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