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9 times the Trump team denied something - and then confirmed it
Source: Washington Post
9 times the Trump team denied something — and then confirmed it
By Aaron Blake August 3 at 11:08 AM
The White House directly contradicted President Trump's own attorney on Tuesday. It confirmed that the president was involved in that misleading Donald Trump Jr. statement about his meeting with a Russian lawyer after Trump's attorney, Jay Sekulow, had issued two unmistakable comments asserting Trump wasn't.
But this was hardly the first time that the Trump team has appeared to confirm something it previously denied. Below are nine examples.
1. That Trump was involved in Donald Trump Jr.'s Russia statement
The denials
“I do want to be clear that the president was not involved in the drafting of the statement and did not issue the statement.” — Sekulow on NBC News on July 16
“The president didn't sign off on anything. … The president wasn't involved in that.” — Sekulow on ABC News on July 12
The confirmation
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By Aaron Blake August 3 at 11:08 AM
The White House directly contradicted President Trump's own attorney on Tuesday. It confirmed that the president was involved in that misleading Donald Trump Jr. statement about his meeting with a Russian lawyer after Trump's attorney, Jay Sekulow, had issued two unmistakable comments asserting Trump wasn't.
But this was hardly the first time that the Trump team has appeared to confirm something it previously denied. Below are nine examples.
1. That Trump was involved in Donald Trump Jr.'s Russia statement
The denials
“I do want to be clear that the president was not involved in the drafting of the statement and did not issue the statement.” — Sekulow on NBC News on July 16
“The president didn't sign off on anything. … The president wasn't involved in that.” — Sekulow on ABC News on July 12
The confirmation
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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/08/02/7-things-the-trump-team-denied-and-then-later-confirmed/
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Seriously, even Rick James was more honest about putting his feet on Eddie murphy's couch
