White House wants credit for Papadopoulos arrest

[DonViejo]

Source: Politico




Sarah Huckabee Sanders claimed that Mueller’s probe brought down Papadopoulos only because of White House cooperation.

By MATTHEW NUSSBAUM and LOUIS NELSON 10/31/2017 09:10 AM EDT Updated 10/31/2017 04:18 PM EDT

The White House on Tuesday sought to take credit for the arrest of a former Trump campaign aide who had repeated contacts with Russia-linked officials offering “dirt” on Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton — marking the latest damage control move as the Russia probe intensifies.

President Donald Trump and other White House allies had so far sought to downplay the role of George Papadopoulos, a campaign foreign policy adviser, whose plea deal was made public by special counsel Robert Mueller on Monday, the same day that two top Trump campaign officials were indicted on charges unrelated to the campaign.

Trump derided Papadopoulos on Tuesday morning as a “liar,” while former campaign aide Michael Caputo dismissed him as “the coffee boy.”

Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders went further Tuesday afternoon, claiming the White House and the campaign deserved credit for helping Mueller’s team build its case that Papadopoulos had lied to the FBI about his contacts.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/31/trump-robert-mueller-indictments-response-244361

[iluvtennis]

1. WTF...Don the Con/his admin are absolutely cray, cray

[SCVDem]

23. I miss Larry Wilmore!

His show introduced me to cray.

("Still lookin' at you Cosby&quot

These assholes think we are as stupid as they are.

[gilligan]

2. WTF?

That's a stretch.

[Hieronymus]

16. Obviously the Trump bunch will ..

try anything. Their supporters are that stupid.

[rurallib]

3. next we'll hear that Trump is really working undercover for the FBI

and has set up traps all along to catch enemies of Murica.

[pangaia]

21. OMG! I never thought of that. I"ll bet you are right!!!!!!!!!

[The Wielding Truth]

4. They are totally laughable now... Honestly.. it's too much ...

breath sigh

[underpants]

5. Since you can only post 4 paragraphs-here's the pay off quote. She aucks.

“Papadopoulos is an example of actually somebody doing the wrong thing while the president's campaign did the right thing,” Sanders said. “All of his emails were voluntarily provided to the special counsel by the campaign, and that is what led to the process and the place that we’re in right now is the campaign fully cooperating and helping with that. What Papadopoulos did was lie, and that’s on him and not on the campaign, and we can’t speak to that.”

[SergeStorms]

36. Are they going to say....

that the White House turned in Donnie Jr. and Jared for their lies as well?

This ridiculous lie can only work for so long. When Donnie's family members are indicted for lying to the Feds, that will be the end to this ridiculous, pernicious lie!

My lord, these people will lie their asses off about EVERYTHING! They honestly believe this shit is going to work for them?

[Ligyron]

6. Yeah, all the other Trump officials conspiring with him were just helping trap him.

Pffffft, right.

[Grassy Knoll]

7. Such Clowns...

[democratisphere]

8. fox propganda network must have an office in the West Wing in support

of Sarah Sanders.

[dhill926]

9. this is so Not The Onion....

I REALLY expected this to be satire. They are fucking insane....

[Irish_Dem]

12. Reality and farce are now one and the same.

People need to put a header on their posts NOT THE ONION

[Marcuse]

10. The White House wants credit for turning over his file?

That must be an extensive file for a coffee boy.

“The Washington Post reported that Trump’s campaign handed over emails implicating Papadopoulos to the special counsel in August — after he had already been arrested.”

[TomSlick]

11. She will - quite literally - say anything.

She is her parents' child.

[IronLionZion]

13. Trump will always throw his own people under the bus

so more of his staff should flip. They should turn state's witness against him

[dawnie51]

14. The bullshit never stops with this bunch.....

all of them...certifiable.

[riversedge]

15. I just saw this and immediately thought that someone put the article in the wrong forum.

eyes rolling.

[SergeStorms]

37. I thought it was....

Andy Borowitz! I kept looking all over for his byline. It certainly does read like something he'd write.

[Skittles]

17. HAHAHA, THEY THINK IT ENDS WITH PAPDOPOULOS

[uppityperson]

18. Borowitz???

Oh my word.

[packman]

19. JEEZ - What big balls are banging around in that White House

Big and made out of brass

[TeamPooka]

20. Co-operate a little more then please.... :) NT

[Freethinker65]

22. Just wait til the WH takes credit for the arrest of Junior

[Sunlei]

24. credit! the witchie presidents spokes woman says "he wants credit". That republican is mentally chal

mentally challenged. Wrong of Republican party to keep him in office. Give him some "Credit" and get him out of the white house.

[demosincebirth]

25. Truly, unbelievable!

on the other hand...

[Rollo]

26. The Trump Team's next defense strategy....

[The_Casual_Observer]

27. He's s liar now that he dropped the dime on trump

So now no matter what he can't be believed because trump says he's a liar. this is all so stupid.

[jalan48]

28. They're spinning like crazy.

[davekriss]

29. Maneuvering for the limited hang

Well, it ain’t gonna work for you, Donny Two Scoops! They’re coming for you and there will be no place to hide.

[Honeycombe8]

30. Took 'em 24 hrs to come up w/that spin. If bad news can't be beat, twist it so you're the hero.nt

[Still In Wisconsin]

31. Wait, I'm confused. I thought they said they hardly knew him.

Now they "brought him down?"

Just exactly how does one bring down the coffee boy? Make him the toilet scrubber?

[jmowreader]

32. They have a point

After all, if Trump hadn't been running his campaign like a crime syndicate, Papadopoulos wouldn't ever have had the need to commit any wrongdoing.

[briv1016]

33. Only the best.

[orleans]

34. that's kind of hysterical n/t

[meadowlander]

35. Transparency for the win.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

38. Throw them a roll of paper towels

Isn't that the standard "attaboy" reward in the Trump administration?