The White House said Trump didn't know about his son's meeting with the Russian lawyer. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Trump learned of the meeting "in the last couple of days," adding that Trump Jr. "did not collude with anybody to influence the election." Kellyanne Conway denied evidence of collusion, saying "everybody is trying to convert wishful thinking into hard evidence and haven't been able to do that."
“There’s no evidence of collusion,†White House counselor Kellyanne Conway told “Good Morning America,†a position seconded by deputy White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who told reporters later Monday in an off-camera briefing that “there was simply no collusion.â€
“The president’s campaign did not collude in any way. Don Jr. did not collude with anybody to influence the election,†Sanders said. “No one within the Trump campaign colluded in order to influence the election.â€
The White House sent Sanders and Conway out to defend Trump Jr. — in addition to representing President Donald Trump himself — at the daily press briefing and on the morning shows, respectively.
.@realDonaldTrump returned to Trump Tower hours before his son's meeting. 40 min after it was supposed to start, he tweeted on HRC's emails. https://t.co/xNqKRRZ1iX
— Dan Merica (@danmericaCNN) July 12, 2017
“Did Donald Trump Jr. lie about this meeting in your opinion?†@MLauer to President Trump’s attorney Jay Sekulow pic.twitter.com/lZxyrGyAwi
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) July 12, 2017
Quote by BobR:
DTJr released the emails because he knew the news media was going to release them. Maybe he thought it would seem less suspicious if he did it first. Maybe he thought he hadn't committed any crime, because he supposedly didn't take it any further.
He would be wrong on both accounts...
And I feel pretty sure they DID take it further.
“Did Donald Trump Jr. lie about this meeting in your opinion?†@MLauer to President Trump’s attorney Jay Sekulow pic.twitter.com/lZxyrGyAwi
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) July 12, 2017
Quote by Scoopster:
Mornin' all.. <- lemon herb tea
Would President be willing to testify under oath that he knew nothing about meetings prior to last week? Pres' lawyer Jay Sekulow answers: pic.twitter.com/WStvt0tUJr
— GeorgeStephanopoulos (@GStephanopoulos) July 12, 2017
Quote by Raine:Quote by BobR:
DTJr released the emails because he knew the news media was going to release them. Maybe he thought it would seem less suspicious if he did it first. Maybe he thought he hadn't committed any crime, because he supposedly didn't take it any further.
He would be wrong on both accounts...
And I feel pretty sure they DID take it further.
The only thing about adoption wrt to this story is that they will adopt more and more excuses and lies to cover the cover up of the cover up.
Quote by Raine:
and this:Would President be willing to testify under oath that he knew nothing about meetings prior to last week? Pres' lawyer Jay Sekulow answers: pic.twitter.com/WStvt0tUJr
— GeorgeStephanopoulos (@GStephanopoulos) July 12, 2017
Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by Raine:
and this:Would President be willing to testify under oath that he knew nothing about meetings prior to last week? Pres' lawyer Jay Sekulow answers: pic.twitter.com/WStvt0tUJr
— GeorgeStephanopoulos (@GStephanopoulos) July 12, 2017
Have you noticed how much Cheetolini's lawyer looks like this guy:
Oh. https://t.co/W7stVtrZYv pic.twitter.com/x42mFdupVs
— David A. Graham (@GrahamDavidA) July 12, 2017
This is an exchange worth watching. Lindsey Graham pushes Wray several times on Don Jr.'s emails. Wray tries dodging. Graham won't let him. pic.twitter.com/n8H9jCrAUD
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 12, 2017
Quote by Raine:
I gotta give Graham credit here.This is an exchange worth watching. Lindsey Graham pushes Wray several times on Don Jr.'s emails. Wray tries dodging. Graham won't let him. pic.twitter.com/n8H9jCrAUD
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 12, 2017