Trump’s Lawyer Spins Russia Facts
Jay Sekulow, an attorney on President Donald Trump’s legal team, made the rounds of the Sunday shows to talk about the Russia investigation. But he glossed over relevant facts in defense of his client:
- Sekulow repeatedly said Trump fired FBI Director James Comey after “a deliberative process” and based on the advice of his top Justice Department officials. But Trump has said “regardless of recommendation, I was going to fire Comey.”
- Several times Sekulow said that he wanted to be “very clear” that “the president is not under investigation.” But Sekulow acknowledged to Fox News’ Chris Wallace that he does not know that for a fact. “I can’t read the minds of the special prosecutor,” he said.
- Sekulow claimed Trump “has not said anything about Robert Mueller,” the special counsel investigating Russia’s attempt to influence the 2016 presidential election. In fact, Trump criticized Mueller’s hand-picked legal team as “very bad and conflicted people.”
Recommendations to Fire Comey
The president’s lawyer appeared on CNN’s “,” CBS’ “,” NBC’s “” and “.” On each show, Sekulow returned to the that Trump acted to fire the FBI director on based on recommendations of Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.
