The then deputy press secretary told reporters that Trump had heard from 'countless' members of the FBI who had lost confidence in Comey. But in her testimony to federal investigators, Sanders admitted she made that up.
The day after President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey, then-Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Sanders stood at the podium in the White House Briefing Room and told reporters that the president had"countless conversations" with members of the FBI who said morale at the bureau was low and they had lost confidence in Comey.
But in her testimony to federal investigators probing whether Trump obstructed justice, Sanders admitted that she made it up. Sanders, who became press secretary after Sean Spicer's departure, was one of dozens of current and former White House officials to be interviewed by Mueller and his team. Trump submitted written answers to written questions but refused to sit down for an interview with the special counsel.
Trump's firing of Comey — who had been overseeing the FBI probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election — led to Mueller's appointment.
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