White House press secretary Sean Spicer characterized one-time Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort as someone who played “a very limited role for a very limited amount of time” on Monday.
During a press briefing, Spicer was asked if, in light of FBI Director James Comey's announcement that his bureau was investigating possible coordination between the Russian government and the Trump campaign, including “between individuals associated with the Trump campaign and the Russian government,” President Donald Trump stood by his claim that he didn’t know of associates of his campaign being in contact with Russians during the presidential campaign.
“Yes,” Spicer said, before stopping.
“Well, can I just amend? Obviously just to be clear, I know that— I’m trying to think through this for a second because obviously General Flynn – ”
“During the campaign, before the election,” AP’s Julie Pace specified.
“Right, and I’m not aware of any at this time, but even General Flynn was a volunteer of the campaign. And then obviously there has been some discussion of Paul Manafort, who played a very limited role for a very limited amount of time, but beyond that –
“He was the chairman of the campaign!” ABC’s John Karl interjected.
Spicer continued without acknowledging Manafort’s role in the campaign.
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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/spicer-manafort-played-very-limited-roleEither he's really stupid or he thinks we're really stupid. Or both.
