There is a transcript of Trump's controversial call to Sgt. Johnson's widow, Lara Trump reveals

[highplainsdem]

Source: ThinkProgress

Friday morning on Fox and Friends, Lara Trump, Trump’s daughter-in-law, revealed there is a way to settle this definitively. There is, according to Lara Trump, a transcript of the conversation. Lara Trump, who does not work in the White House (but does work for Trump’s campaign) has read them.

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Oddly, Lara Trump’s description of the call appears consistent with Congresswoman Wilson’s account. Lara Trump, paraphrasing the conversation, says her father-in-law told Johnson “your husband went in to battle, you know, knowing that he could be injured, knowing that he could be killed.”

This tracks with what Trump Chief of Staff John Kelly, who listened to the call from the White House, said yesterday. Kelly said Trump told Johnson her husband “knew what he was getting himself into because he enlisted.” Again, this appears to confirm Wilson’s account.

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If the transcript, as Lara Trump suggests, somehow vindicates Trump, why hasn’t the White House released it?

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Read more: https://thinkprogress.org/there-is-a-transcript-of-trumps-controversial-call-to-sgt-johnsons-widow-lara-trump-reveals-61faf4d76b95/

[underthematrix]

1. Why was Lara Trump there? Is she a WH employee?

[IronLionZion]

5. Why is any Trump anywhere?

it's an important question to ask about every member of that family.

[dalton99a]

13. Great question

[madaboutharry]

2. Maybe I need more coffee this morning,

but this has me confused. How does what Lara Trump have to say help Trump? Her paraphrasing of the conversation sounds like a horrible thing to say to a person in Mrs. Johnson's situation.

Secondly, what is a private citizen like Lara Trump doing having access to White House transcripts?

[LovingA2andMI]

3. Here's the Kicker on this.....

What is a private citizen like Lara Trump doing having access to White House transcripts?

[Sunlei]

9. How did private citizen get a transcript of a PRIVATE phone call to the widow?

[iluvtennis]

10. Ditto - same question

[riversedge]

22. "s The president's daughter-in-law has read it, for some reason, while the general public has not."

https://thinkprogress.org/there-is-a-transcript-of-trumps-controversial-call-to-sgt-johnsons-widow-lara-trump-reveals-61faf4d76b95/
There is a transcript of Trump’s controversial call to Sgt. Johnson’s widow, Lara Trump reveals

The president's daughter-in-law has read it, for some reason, while the general public has not.


Judd Legum
Oct 20, 2017, 10:31 am

[moda253]

4. She's the one that does "Real News" Trump TV right?

So Trump leaked a transcript to his own media outlet.

[highplainsdem]

15. She was their first "anchor" but was replace by Kayleigh McEnany, the day after McEnany

announced she was leaving CNN (and good riddance).

[Sunlei]

6. FUCK YOU, REPUBLICANs- FOXTV----GET OFF THE DEAD VETERANS FAMILIES BACK!!-------

[DavidDvorkin]

7. It wasn't released because it wasn't written yet.

[captain queeg]

8. "Fox and Friends"; No need to read further.

[Cryptoad]

11. Transscript but no recording,,,,,ummmmm

[mainstreetonce]

12. Sarah Sanders

clearly said there was no recording.
If it was not recorded,how could there be a transcript?

[Tracer]

14. I wouldn't put is past the Asshole ...

to double-or-triple-down on his claim that Mrs. Johnson "lied" about what he said.

If the "transcript" shows that he didn't say EGGGG.ZZAAACT.LEE what she said he said, he will think it's a win for him. The Dope.

I just want this miserable story to go away permanently.

[Va Lefty]

17. I want this miserable excuse for a human being to go away permanently!!

[keithbvadu2]

16. "transcript" - Can it be accepted as genuine if it comes from Trump?

[lunasun]

18. So, is the WH done yet making up a transcript to a non recording ?

[spooky3]

19. If there is a transcript, why did L Trump paraphrase rather

than quote it?

And who prepared the alleged transcript?

[truthisfreedom]

20. Yawn. Everything 45 related is designed to create chaos.

He just wants chaos and confusion.

[sinkingfeeling]

21. Even if true, how does any of those comments console a grieving widow?

[demmiblue]

23. Exactly:

It’s also unclear why Lara Trump would have access to official White House transcripts of the call while the general public does not. Eric Trump, who frequently appears as a White House surrogate, is running the Trump Organization and is not supposed to be involved in his father’s political activities. It is unclear if he also read the transcript.

[brush]

24. How is there a transcript if there is no recording as Hucabee Sanders said?

Was there a court recorder in trump's office when he made the called to the Johnson family?

Of course not.

[HopeAgain]

25. My Theory

No one who actually works for the White House (Kelly, Huckabee, et al.) would agree to such an easily disprovable lie that such a transcript exists. The sons are bad liars, so he has the daughter-in-law get on TV and tell the lie.

[Kablooie]

26. It takes time to edit properly and eliminate all other evidence .