‘Fake Memos’: Trump Begins Sunday with Attack on McCabe, Comey
Asserts Comey Lied Under Oath
Donald Trump began his Sunday morning with a transparent attack on former FBI Director James Comey and the recently fired former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe.
“Wow, watch Comey lie under oath to Senator G when asked ‘have you ever been an anonymous source…or known someone else to be an anonymous source…?’ He said strongly ‘never, no,'” the president tweeted. “He lied as shown clearly on @foxandfriends.”
Wow, watch Comey lie under oath to Senator G when asked “have you ever been an anonymous source…or known someone else to be an anonymous source…?” He said strongly “never, no.” He lied as shown clearly on @foxandfriends.
– Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 18, 2018
“Spent very little time with Andrew McCabe, but he never took notes when he was with me,” he turned to McCabe. “I don’t believe he made memos except to help his own agenda, probably at a later date. Same with lying James Comey. Can we call them Fake Memos?”
Spent very little time with Andrew McCabe, but he never took notes when he was with me. I don’t believe he made memos except to help his own agenda, probably at a later date. Same with lying James Comey. Can we call them Fake Memos?
– Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 18, 2018
The attacks follow Comey’s warning to the president on Saturday that the American people would soon hear his story, allowing them to judge for themselves who is honorable and who isn’t. They also follow the reports that McCabe kept documentation on his interactions with the president, something that clearly unnerves Trump.
Twitter quickly weighed in on the president’s commentary:
–@POTUS vs. @FBI Sunday morning edition is underway. pic.twitter.com/4LNYP0pCv5
– Steve Herman (@W7VOA) March 18, 2018
POTUS trying to discredit evidence he hasn’t seen yet. https://t.co/uW4rvSX0AG
– Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) March 18, 2018
Trump seems a bit panicky this morning
– Sam Stein (@samstein) March 18, 2018
The president is trying to discredit two important witnesses in Mueller’s obstruction of justice case. pic.twitter.com/flU28F2sje
– Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) March 18, 2018
This is the same way the president tries to discredit reporting he doesn’t like by calling it “fake news.” Now he’s now trying that same branding with McCabe’s memos… https://t.co/rZw0jotYZJ
– Ali Vitali (@alivitali) March 18, 2018
Obviously fearing an obstruction of justice case, the President of the United States is publicly sliming potential witnesses. That’s where we are.
– Ben White (@morningmoneyben) March 18, 2018
1. I didn’t spend much time with McCabe
2. Despite that, I remember he never took notes.
3. “Fake Memos” https://t.co/gmj09YZB6e
– Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) March 18, 2018
I don’t believe that’s what the special counsel is calling them. I think Mueller’s calling them evidence. https://t.co/PcxZyHfXCm
– Christina Wilkie (@christinawilkie) March 18, 2018
Image by Gage Skidmore via Flickr and a CC license
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