Trump says he isn't meeting with Blake family because they wanted 'lawyers involved'
By Rema Rahman - 08/31/20 07:02 PM EDT
President Trump said Monday that he is not planning to meet with members of Jacob Blake’s family while in Kenosha, Wis., because they wanted to have “lawyers involved†which he called “inappropriate.â€
“I spoke with the pastor, wonderful man, the family’s pastor. I thought it would be better not to do anything where there are lawyers involved,†Trump told reporters Monday when asked why he wasn’t planning to meet with the Blake family during his trip to Wisconsin on Tuesday.
“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 continued. “I may at some point do that, but they did have a lawyer that wanted to be on the phone and I said, no that’s inappropriate, but I just gave my best regards.â€
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