Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Trump Admits Tape Threat Meant to Intimidate Comey and Influence His Testimony
Jennifer Jacobs? @JenniferJJacobs 4h4 hours agoFox News: "So it was a smart way to make sure he stayed honest in those hearings?"
Trump: "Well, it wasn't very stupid I can tell you that."
Jennifer Jacobs? @JenniferJJacobs 4h4 hours ago
"When he found out that there may be tapes...I think his story may have changed...because then he has to tell what actually took place."
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-22/trump-said-to-not-have-recordings-of-conversations-with-comey
watch:
Link to tweet
Spicer's also out there, essentially admitting Trump meant to intimidate Comey as a witness:
Fox News? @FoxNews
@PressSec: "By talking about something like tapes made Comey in particular think to himself 'I better be honest, I better tell the truth.'"
2 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
= new reply since forum marked as read
