Many of the leaks are fabricated lies made up by the fake news media. Whenever you see the words sources say and they dont mention names, it is very possible those sources dont exist but are made up by fake news writers. Fake news is the enemy. Keeping him honest, john may have something to say about that. Fake sources, fake stories, fake news. Real fake news. Socalled fake news he now ucjects to is coming from real people talking to cnn and many others. Its not that hes shied away from relying on unknown sorshs when it suited him. Quote an extremely credible source called my office and told me that Barack Obamas birth surkificate is a fraud. Think about it. What source for the goose is not for the gander. And today pushing back on a Covert Communications link to moscow, he sited a more flattering story on fox news. Heres what sean spicer said when asked about that contradiction. Did the president retweeted this morning an article about that back channel that was based on an anonymous
Good afternoon, everyone. Im jake tapper. Welcome to can the lead. White House Press Secretary sean spicer was asked several times if President Trump records his conversations, and several times sean spitzer declined to answer the question. The topic is relevant because any such conversations could theoretically be subpoenaed, and the subject was raised bus President Trump tweeted this morning about the fbi director he fired on tuesday, the one who you will recall had been heading the investigation into whether the trump team colluded with russia during their interference in the 2016 election. President trump tweeted, quote, james comey better theep there are no tapes of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press. The concerns about comey talking to the press came after more information about what we told you wednesday, that a source close to comey told us one of the reasons comey was fired was because he refused to pledge personal loyalty to President Trump. Cnn and the N
Yet the president would have the public believe otherwise. He tweeted over the weekend, quote, its my opinion that many of the leaks coming out of the white house are fabricated lies by the fake news media. He goes on, whenever you see the words sources say and they dont mention names, its very possible those sources dont exist but are made up by fake news writers. Fake news is the enemy. Keeping them honest, john miller or john barron may have something to say about that. Those are the side da nichls that the president used, fake names, fake stories, real fake ne news. The fake news he now objects by cnn and many others. The president has not shied away from unnamed sued da nichls when it fitted him. An extremely credible source has called my office and told me that boarack obamas birth certificate is a fraud. What is a source for the goose is not a source for the gander. Pu the president cited a more flattering story on fox news which happened to be based, quote, on a source familiar
Recordings if they do exist of his white house conversations with james comey. Democratic senator Dianne Feinstein just tweeted this out. Release the tapes, mr. President. What are you afraid of . The president s on son may have contradicted his fathers version wlaf was said about the Michael Flynn investigation during one of those trumpcomey conversations in the oval office. Watch. Whether i hear the flynn comment, you and i both know my father along time. When he tells you to do something, guess what . There is no ambiguity in it. There is no, hey, im hoping. You and i are friends. Hey, i hope this happens but you got to do your job. Thats what he told comey. And for this guy as a politician to then go back and write a mem yoi, oh, i felt threatened, he felt so threatened but he didnt do anything. Well, lets go straight to cnn White House Correspondent athena jones in new jersey where the president is spending the weekend. Concerning Jeff Sessions offer to testify, doesnt Senate Inte
Im christine romans, monday, june 12th, 4 00 a. M. In the east. This morning the Senate Intelligence committee has not confirmed whether or not Jeff Sessions will testify in a open or closed session or if the session will actually happen as sessions said in a letter, or whether it will happen at all since some senators believe this is a gambit for sessions to avoid testifying in public about Russian Election meddling. If it happens, it should be another pivotal day of testimony. Chuck schumer says sessions has four key questions to answer. First, did he interfere with the Russian Investigation before he recused himself . Second, what safeguards are there now so that he doesnt interfere . Third, he says he was involved in the firing of comey, and the president said comey was fired because of russia. How does that fit in with his recusal . It doesnt seem to stand up well for me. And four, hes been involved in the selection of the new fbi director. Did he talk about the russia investigati