Sanders admits White House’s story about Comey firing has changed, argues it doesn’t matter – ThinkProgress
[ad_1] During his train wreck of an interview on Hannity on Wednesday night , new Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani explained that the president fired then-FBI director James Comey because Comey refused to publicly announce that Trump “wasn’t a target” of the FBI’s investigation of his campaign. There’s just one problem. Giuliani’s explanation for Comey’s firing differs from two previous ones that have already been offered by the White House — the official line, which was that Comey mishandled the Hillary Clinton email investigation; and the …
Sarah Sanders waves the white flag on Stormy Daniels – ThinkProgress
[ad_1] On April 5, President Trump specifically said he had no knowledge of the $130,000 payment Michael Cohen made to Stormy Daniels, and referred all questions back to Cohen. Last night, Rudy Giuliani admitted that Trump had reimbursed Cohen for the $130,000 in a series of payments that completed in 2017. During Thursday’s White House press briefing, Sarah Sanders was presented with a very difficult task are explaining how these two things are consistent. She barely tried. Sanders initially said that “this was information the president…
Sarah Sanders clumsily dodges difficult question about Trump, Cohen and the Fifth amendment – ThinkProgress
[ad_1] Donald Trump has a history of bashing those who plead the Fifth. At a rally in 2016 , Trump said, “The mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth?” and during a debate with former Secretary of State and then-Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, he called pleading the Fifth “ disgraceful .” But now, Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen has invoked the Fifth amendment, using his right not to incriminate himself to secure a temporary stay in a lawsuit filed by adult film actress Stormy Daniels against Trump.…
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