Trump said he was going to talk to Blake family, but not their lawyers

[brooklynite]

Source: NBC News

President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday that he has not spoken to the family of Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black man who was shot by a white police officer which later sparked protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and across the country.

"I spoke with the pastor, wonderful man, the family's pastor, and I thought it would be better not to do anything where there are lawyers involved. They wanted me to speak but they wanted to have lawyers involved and I thought that was inappropriate so I didn't do that," Trump said at Monday's White House briefing.

He added, "I may, at some point...but I just gave my best regards. But again, I spoke with the pastor."

However, Jacob Blake Sr. and Blake's family attorney Benjamin Crump told CNN in an appearance on Monday that the family does not have a designated pastor and their attorneys represent the family. Crump said Jacob Blake's mother tried to set up a call with her pastor and the president but it never materialized. He noted when President Barack Obama talked with Travyon Martin's family, he was also on the phone as the family's lawyer.


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[TreasonousBastard]

1. Heard that on CNN-- "what pastor"

[Iliyah]

2. If he spoke with a real pastor on the phone . ..

on his end it would catch on fire . .

[George II]

3. Blake's father said they don't have a pastor. trump lied again! The "pastor" he spoke to....

....probably was Jerry Falwell Jr., and asked about his wife, "can I get me some of that?"

[mahannah]

4. He certainly would not want to do anything "inappropriate".

[ResistantAmerican17]

5. Shiiiiiit.... I remember way back when drumph's lawyer said that they always had at

least two lawyers in a meeting with the lying con because he lied about the shit his lawyers told him.

[JohnnyRingo]

6. Donald Trump is a loose cannon.

His handlers know if he were to talk off the cuff to family lawyers he'd likely say something that ended up granting legal liability to the White House or something. Smart to keep a muzzle on him.

[cheezmaka]

7. Excuses, Excuses, Excuses...

Anything to let his base know that he doesn't care about Blake's family...