Vagne, Lying to the Public

Vagne argues that lying to the public should be a crime.  He won't, though, say Trump should be charged.

2047 PM: Vagne [Quote] -- 1:40pm -- Tue, Feb 26, 19 pst
Vagne
[Quoting doss: ''Lying to the public isn't a crime.'']
Nope, but it should be

Trump Admits to Collusion

“This was a meeting to get information on an opponent”: Trump changes his story on Russia meeting

In denying reports he’s worried about legal scrutiny of Donald Trump Jr., Trump made a big shift in how he talks about the Trump Tower meeting.





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@realDonaldTrump "Fake News reporting, a complete fabrication, that I am concerned about the meeting my wonderful son, Donald, had in Trump Tower. This was a meeting to get information on an opponent, totally legal and done all the time in politics - and it went nowhere. I did not know about it!"  - Donald J. Trump;  7:35 AM - Aug 5, 2018

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/8/5/17653136/trump-tower-meeting-tweet-trump-jr

Trump WH Contradicts Itself

Trump lawyer Sekulow, CNN interview, 7/12/17: "That was written, no that was written by Donald Trump Jr. and I'm sure with consultation with his lawyer. That wasn't written by the president."

Sekulow, ABC interview, 7/12/17: "The president didn't sign off on anything. He was coming back from the G20. The statement that was released Saturday was released by Donald Trump Jr., I'm sure in consultation with his lawyers. The President wasn't involved in that."

Sekulow, NBC interview, 7/16/17: "The President was not — did not — draft the response. The response came from Donald Trump Jr. and — I'm sure — in consultation with his lawyer. ... Let me say this — but I do want to be clear — that the President was not involved in the drafting of the statement and did not issue the statement. It came from Donald Trump Jr.

Sekulow, statement to the Washington Post, 7/31/17: "Apart from being of no consequence, the characterizations are misinformed, inaccurate, and not pertinent."

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders, daily press briefing, 8/1/17: "He certainly didn't dictate, but he -- like I said, he weighed in, offered suggestion like any father would do."