Courtesy of Salon:.@POTUS on why he wanted former FBI Dir. James Comey to believe there were tapes of their conversations http://pic.twitter.com/pCuibM5Z6k— FOX & friends (@foxandfriends) June 23, 2017
“When he found out that there may be tapes out there — whether it’s governmental tapes or anything else, and who knows — I think his story may have changed,” Trump said. “You’ll have to take a look at that because then he has to tell what actually took place at the events. And my story didn’t change — my story was always a straight story, my story always was the truth. But you’ll have to determine for yourself whether or not his story changed, but I did not tape.”
The president acknowledged on Thursday that he was not in possession of any recordings of his former FBI director. But Trump’s reasoning for saying that he did remained a mystery — until Friday, of course, when Fox News aired his interview, in which he conceded that he wanted to keep Comey honest.
Trump’s confession was especially bizarre considering part of it directly contradicted his own past statements. Trump suggested in his interview with Earhardt that his strategy worked because Comey did not change his story. Earlier this month, Trump accused Comey of lying under oath to Congress.
How does Trump think he kept Comey honest when he wrote down their exchanges immediately after they happened and then simply shared that information with the Senate Intelligence Committee?
The only thing that Trump did with these lies about tapes, is to ensure that there would be a Special Counsel appointed.
So is that what he calls "winning?"
Because it sure feels like winning from my perspective.
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