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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said that Bilden told him he has to withdraw on February 26. He said it was a difficult decision for him to make.
Lies
It was said that Comey was fired because of the Russian investigation, Pence denied this claim. He said “That’s not what — let me be clear with you — that was not what this is about. That’s not what this is about.” He gave these comments on May 10.
Truth
Rosenstein memo said he couldn’t support Comey because of his handling of Hilary Clinton’s email scandal.
Jeff Sessions said “Based on my evaluation, and for the reasons expressed by the Deputy Attorney General in the attached memorandum, I have concluded that a fresh start is needed at the leadership of the FBI.” Sessions wrote the above in a letter on May 9.
Lies
Sean Spicer denied that Trump would fire Comey without any recommendations. He said “No one from the White House. That was a DOJ decision.”
Truth
On May 11, Trump said on NBC news he was going to fire Comey regardless of what anyone had to say.
Lies
Most recent in July when asked if Trump knew anything about Russian meeting. Sekulow said “I do want to be clear that the president was not involved in the drafting of the statement and did not issue the statement.”
Truth
Sarah Huckabee later confirmed that Trump actually knew. She said “The president weighed in as any father would, based on the limited information that he had.”
These are just some of the “Fake News” that are no longer fake. Will we see more of this in the future?