{"id":1427,"date":"2017-06-08T14:47:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-08T14:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/democrats.org\/blog\/2017\/06\/08\/comey-was-right-trump-and-the-white-house-did-lie\/"},"modified":"2017-06-08T14:47:00","modified_gmt":"2017-06-08T14:47:00","slug":"comey-was-right-trump-and-the-white-house-did-lie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/comey-was-right-trump-and-the-white-house-did-lie\/","title":{"rendered":"COMEY WAS RIGHT \u2013 TRUMP AND THE WHITE HOUSE DID LIE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta name=\"Generator\" content=\"Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)\"><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><!--\n\/* Font Definitions *\/\n@font-face\n\t{font-family:\"Cambria Math\";\n\tpanose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}\n@font-face\n\t{font-family:Calibri;\n\tpanose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}\n@font-face\n\t{font-family:Georgia;\n\tpanose-1:2 4 5 2 5 4 5 2 3 3;}\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\np.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal\n\t{margin:0in;\n\tmargin-bottom:.0001pt;\n\tfont-size:12.0pt;\n\tfont-family:\"Calibri\",sans-serif;}\na:link, span.MsoHyperlink\n\t{mso-style-priority:99;\n\tcolor:#0563C1;\n\ttext-decoration:underline;}\na:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed\n\t{mso-style-priority:99;\n\tcolor:#954F72;\n\ttext-decoration:underline;}\nspan.EmailStyle17\n\t{mso-style-type:personal-compose;\n\tfont-family:\"Calibri\",sans-serif;\n\tcolor:windowtext;}\n.MsoChpDefault\n\t{mso-style-type:export-only;\n\tfont-family:\"Calibri\",sans-serif;}\n@page WordSection1\n\t{size:8.5in 11.0in;\n\tmargin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}\ndiv.WordSection1\n\t{page:WordSection1;}\n-->\n<\/style>\n<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>\n<o:shapedefaults v:ext=\"edit\" spidmax=\"1026\" \/>\n<\/xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>\n<o:shapelayout v:ext=\"edit\">\n<o:idmap v:ext=\"edit\" data=\"1\" \/>\n<\/o:shapelayout><\/xml><![endif]--><\/p>\n<div class=\"WordSection1\">\n<p align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:center\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">Trump lied when he<\/span><\/b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/the-press-office\/2017\/05\/18\/remarks-president-trump-and-president-santos-colombia-joint-press\"><b> denied<\/b><\/a><b> asking Comey to drop the Flynn investigation.<o:p><\/o:p><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">QUESTION: &ldquo;Thank you, Mr. President. In the light of a very busy news week, a lot of people would like to get to the bottom of a couple of things, give you a chance to go on record here. Did you at any time urge former FBI Director James Comey in any way, shape, or form to close or to back down the investigation into Michael Flynn? And also as you look back&mdash;&rdquo; T<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">TRUMP: &ldquo;No. No. Next question.&rdquo;<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">Trump lied when he<\/span><\/b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/national-security\/fbi\/333225-trump-i-dont-think-its-inappropriate-asking-for-fbi-chiefs\"><b> denied<\/b><\/a><b> that Trump had asked Comey to pledge his loyalty to Trump.<\/b><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">PIRRO: &ldquo;Did you ask that question?&rdquo;<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">TRUMP: &ldquo;No. No, I didn&lsquo;t, but I don&lsquo;t think it would be a bad question to ask. I think loyalty to the country, loyalty to the United States is important. I don&lsquo;t know how that got there because I didn&lsquo;t ask that question.&rdquo;<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">Trump<\/span><\/b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/video\/2017\/05\/11\/president_trumps_full_interview_with_lester_holt.html\"><b> lied<\/b><\/a><b> when he claimed that Comey had asked to have dinner with him because he wanted to keep his job.<\/b><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">TRUMP: &ldquo;I had a dinner with him. He wanted to have dinner because he wanted to stay on. We had a very nice dinner at the White House&#8230;&rdquo;<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">HOLT: &ldquo;He&mdash;he asked&#8230;&rdquo;<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">TRUMP: &ldquo;&#8230;very early on. That dinner was arranged. I think he asked for the dinner. And he wanted to stay on as the FBI head. And I said I&rsquo;ll, you know, consider. We&rsquo;ll see what happens. But we had a very nice dinner.&rdquo;<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">Trump<\/span><\/b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/video\/2017\/05\/11\/president_trumps_full_interview_with_lester_holt.html\"><b> lied<\/b><\/a><b> when he claimed that Comey called him once to inform him that he was not under investigation.<\/b><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">TRUMP: &ldquo;Then, during a phone call, he said it. And then, during another phone call he said it. So, he said it once at dinner and then he said it twice during phone calls.&rdquo;<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">HOLT: &ldquo;Did&mdash;did you call him?&rdquo;<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">TRUMP: &ldquo;In one case I called him and one case he called me.&rdquo;<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">HOLT: &ldquo;And did you ask am I under investigation?&rdquo;<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">TRUMP: &ldquo;I actually asked him, yes. I said if it&rsquo;s possible, would you let me know am I under investigation. He said you are not under investigation.&rdquo;<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">&nbsp;<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">Sean Spicer<\/span><\/b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/the-press-office\/2017\/05\/12\/press-briefing-press-secretary-sean-spicer-5122017-47\"><b> lied<\/b><\/a><b> when he denied that Trump had asked Comey to pledge his loyalty to Trump.<\/b><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">QUESTION: &ldquo;Sean, in the dinner that the president had with James Comey earlier in&mdash;in January, did the president implore him to pledge his loyalty to the president? Is that true?&rdquo;<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">SPICER: &ldquo;No.&rdquo;<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">QUESTION: &ldquo;Did that happen? That did not happen.&rdquo;<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">SPICER: &ldquo;No.&rdquo;<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">Sarah Sanders<\/span><\/b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/05\/11\/us\/politics\/trump-comey-firing.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&amp;smid=nytcore-iphone-share&amp;_r=1\"><b> lied<\/b><\/a><b> when she denied that Trump had asked Comey to pledge his loyalty to Trump<\/b><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">&lsquo;We don&rsquo;t believe this to be an accurate account&hellip;The integrity of our law enforcement agencies and their leadership is of the utmost importance to President Trump. He would never even suggest the expectation of personal loyalty, only loyalty to our country and its great people.&rsquo;&rdquo;<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Trump lied when he denied asking Comey to drop the Flynn investigation. &nbsp; QUESTION: &ldquo;Thank you, Mr. President. In the light of a very busy news week, a lot of people would like to get to the bottom of a couple of things, give you a chance to go on record here. 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