Sarah Sanders invented story about FBI agents' reaction to Comey firing, Mueller report says
Apr 21, 2019 08:34:27 #
The story Sanders said about FBI agents approving of Comey's firing is just that...a story. So Trump lies simply to lie and Sanders lies to cover his ass. Great combo don't you think!
https://news.yahoo.com/mueller-report-sarah-sanders-invented-story-about-fbi-agents-reaction-to-comey-firing-175925718.html?ncid=facebook_yahoonewsf_akfmevaatca&fbclid=IwAR2U62wfJydr7AkP241_B3wctW_iHPONctIMquexfbaON-w7UQ5AkfO6wR0
The day after President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey, then-deputy press secretary Sarah Sanders stood at the podium in the White House briefing room and told reporters that the president had had “countless conversations” with members of the FBI who said morale at the bureau was low and they had lost confidence in Comey.
“He’s questioned Director Comey’s reason for needing to stay at the FBI,” Sanders said during the May 10, 2017, briefing. “He had countless conversations with members from within the FBI.”
But in her testimony to federal investigators probing whether Trump obstructed justice, Sanders admitted that she made it up.
According to special counsel Robert Mueller's report on the Trump campaign's contacts with Russia and the president’s interference in the investigation released Thursday, there was “no evidence” suggesting Trump had heard from FBI agents who had lost confidence in Comey before his firing, and “Sanders acknowledged to investigators that her comments were not founded on anything.”
Sanders, who became press secretary after Sean Spicer’s departure, was one of dozens of current and former White House officials to be interviewed by Mueller and his team. Trump submitted written answers to written questions but refused to sit down for an interview with the special counsel.
Mueller’s report concluded there was not enough evidence to charge Trump with collusion, but was undecided on obstruction. Attorney General William Barr decided not to pursue obstruction charges.
Trump’s firing of Comey — who had been overseeing the FBI probe into Russian interference in the 2016 e******n — led to Mueller's appointment.
According to Mueller’s report, President Trump “reacted negatively to the special counsel's appointment” and “told advisors that it was the end of his presidency.”
When former Attorney General Jeff Sessions informed Trump that a special counsel had been appointed in the Russia probe, the president “slumped back in his chair” and said: “Oh my God. This is terrible. This is the end of my presidency. I'm f***ed.”
Former White House aide Hope Hicks told the special counsel's office that Trump was “extremely upset” and that she had only seen Trump like that one other time: when the infamous “Access Hollywood” tape was released.
https://news.yahoo.com/mueller-report-sarah-sanders-invented-story-about-fbi-agents-reaction-to-comey-firing-175925718.html?ncid=facebook_yahoonewsf_akfmevaatca&fbclid=IwAR2U62wfJydr7AkP241_B3wctW_iHPONctIMquexfbaON-w7UQ5AkfO6wR0
The day after President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey, then-deputy press secretary Sarah Sanders stood at the podium in the White House briefing room and told reporters that the president had had “countless conversations” with members of the FBI who said morale at the bureau was low and they had lost confidence in Comey.
“He’s questioned Director Comey’s reason for needing to stay at the FBI,” Sanders said during the May 10, 2017, briefing. “He had countless conversations with members from within the FBI.”
But in her testimony to federal investigators probing whether Trump obstructed justice, Sanders admitted that she made it up.
According to special counsel Robert Mueller's report on the Trump campaign's contacts with Russia and the president’s interference in the investigation released Thursday, there was “no evidence” suggesting Trump had heard from FBI agents who had lost confidence in Comey before his firing, and “Sanders acknowledged to investigators that her comments were not founded on anything.”
Sanders, who became press secretary after Sean Spicer’s departure, was one of dozens of current and former White House officials to be interviewed by Mueller and his team. Trump submitted written answers to written questions but refused to sit down for an interview with the special counsel.
Mueller’s report concluded there was not enough evidence to charge Trump with collusion, but was undecided on obstruction. Attorney General William Barr decided not to pursue obstruction charges.
Trump’s firing of Comey — who had been overseeing the FBI probe into Russian interference in the 2016 e******n — led to Mueller's appointment.
According to Mueller’s report, President Trump “reacted negatively to the special counsel's appointment” and “told advisors that it was the end of his presidency.”
When former Attorney General Jeff Sessions informed Trump that a special counsel had been appointed in the Russia probe, the president “slumped back in his chair” and said: “Oh my God. This is terrible. This is the end of my presidency. I'm f***ed.”
Former White House aide Hope Hicks told the special counsel's office that Trump was “extremely upset” and that she had only seen Trump like that one other time: when the infamous “Access Hollywood” tape was released.
Apr 21, 2019 08:53:44 #
PeterS wrote:
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Sarah Sanders had made a statement that countless FBI agents were fed up with Comey and were glad to see him fired. In her FBI testimony, she admitted that “countless” was the wrong word to use but that there were FBI agents who could not stand Comey, especially after his whitewashing of Hillary’s criminal acts. The Daily Caller was able to confirm that several agents were indeed fed up about Comey. April Ryan called Sanders a liar and called for her head to be lopped off. The mainstream media is trying to push the narrative that FBI agents were happy with Comey. That is a lie.
https://davidharrisjr.com/politics/daily-caller-confirms-fbi-agents-were-fed-up-with-comey/
Apr 21, 2019 09:46:04 #
PeterS wrote:
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Why aren’t these people confronted by the press for what they are, bald faced liars? What i want to see at these press conferences is one reporter after the other following with the same unanswered question the previous one asked. ANd when anyone from the Pumpkinfuhrer down lies, call them out! Mr. President that is unequivocally a lie do you care to correct yourself for the record? The media should agree to these tactics and demand accountability.
Apr 21, 2019 12:56:58 #
if it was a lie at least it didn't cost 30 million taxpayer dollars. And if I was pelted when I ate in a restaurant I prolly wouldn't mind a stray fib.
That's an easy claim to make when no member of the FBI would come forward and admit they told her that.
But every time I hear about this I know its because the Mueller report was an excuse to dig behind white house privilege. You can't compare this to Bush or Obama or even Clinton because the press and the dirty dems didn't have it out for the presidents then no matter what they did.
That's an easy claim to make when no member of the FBI would come forward and admit they told her that.
But every time I hear about this I know its because the Mueller report was an excuse to dig behind white house privilege. You can't compare this to Bush or Obama or even Clinton because the press and the dirty dems didn't have it out for the presidents then no matter what they did.
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