White House Insists It Did Not Block Sally Yates From Testifying So When Will Nunes Re-Schedule Her Hearing?
‘One Hundred Percent False’
“One hundred percent false.” That’s how White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer just characterized a Washington Post article that charges The White House tried “to block former acting attorney general Sally Yates from testifying to Congress in the House investigation of links between Russian officials and Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.”Â
Spicer insists the White House did not try to block Yates from testifying, despite letter from the Trump administration stating Yates could not testify due to, as one Justice Dept. official stated, “are likely covered by the presidential communications privilege and possibly the deliberative process privilege. The president owns those privileges.”
Spicer Tuesday afternoon told reporters Yates can testify.
NEW: WH “took no action that prevented [Sally] Yates from testifying” in Russia investigation, @PressSec says https://t.co/Okz2bwUl4f pic.twitter.com/R90slIlzsg
— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 28, 2017
At issue, Spicer says, is a letter from Yates’ attorney that says if the White House does not respond to its letter disputing the White House’s claim Yates could not testify they would assume, basically, that she could. It’s a legal tactic designed to elicit a response, but the White House says they did not respond, therefore, they did not block Yates from testifying, they claim.
Sean Spicer says he hopes former acting AG Sally Yates testifies on Russia https://t.co/uP2IX0but6 https://t.co/ifN51iLpCx
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) March 28, 2017
So now the question is, when will Chairman Nunes, who canceled today’s hearing, during which Yates was scheduled to testify, re-schedule it?
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