More on liar Sarah Sanders

They won’t fire her so the networks should ban her and boycott her press conferences.

The @PressSec is quadrupling down on the lies told to the American people by now distancing herself from her claim she *personally* was contacted by FBI employees. Lost on no one is that her comments to Mueller (under penalty of perjury) were different. pic.twitter.com/E2C4gTaKrj
— Josh Campbell (@joshscampbell) April 20, 2019

The quote is “She should be let go. She should be fired. End of story. When there is a lack of credibility there, you have to start lopping the heads off.”

Pretending that Ryan was calling for violence is more incitement than anything she said.

https://t.co/PNFpHdagl8
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) April 20, 2019

I support April Ryan. She does a great job on CNN. Unlike Sanders, she is honest.

Sarah Sanders denies she admitted to Mueller that she lied https://t.co/dOY7gZuX0H
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) April 19, 2019

She’s a proven liar.

Let’s remember *why* @PressSec lying to the public is relevant: It falsely bolstered Trump’s pretextual reasons for firing Comey, ostensibly because of his performance. Sanders knew that wasn’t the real reason, and her lies were part and parcel of the cover up. https://t.co/JKbYCoAF2t
— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) April 19, 2019

These appearances now raise complex questions. Henceforth how does press treat Sarah Sanders? Does it rely on her less? Remind listeners/readers/viewers she is a proven dissembler every time we quote her? Or what? https://t.co/XZVlVY205W
— Michael Barbaro (@mikiebarb) April 19, 2019

Impeachment or indictment?

Max Boot’s column in the Washington Post and my reply.

I’m torn about impeachment, but approving articles of impeachment, even if they do not result in removal, would at least leave a permanent stain on Trump’s presidency. Future generations would remember him for the scoundrel that he is. My column: https://t.co/9FdaEHmOT1
— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) April 20, 2019

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/04/19/impeach-or-not-impeach-that-is-now-question/?outputType=comment&commentId=21c1ac91-8d24-46b6-becf-d73297a6ce84

my comments in the Post

Mueller report debunks Seth Rich conspiracy theory

One good thing the report did

I just called @newtgingrich and asked if he had a comment about spreading the Seth Rich conspiracy theory, given what the Mueller report said and the request from Aaron Rich for people to"take responsibility."

"Nope," Gingrich told me. "No comment." He then hung up the phone.
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) April 19, 2019

The most charitable view of @WikiLeaks' Seth Rich hoax is that Assange genuinely thought it possible that Rich was his source for the DNC leaks. Mueller's timeline proves that false. Assange knew Rich couldn't have been the leaker. He was already dead. https://t.co/rHDFAoWULw
— Kevin Poulsen (@kpoulsen) April 19, 2019

Mueller report describes how Assange / WikiLeaks fueled Seth Rich conspiracy theory in an apparent effort "to obscure the source of the materials" they were posting. pic.twitter.com/uP751Hr0i3
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) April 18, 2019

Don't let this get lost in all the craziness and partisan battles: Special Counsel Robert Mueller debunked the Seth Rich conspiracy theory today.https://t.co/Sl2ATIciNt
— Jerry Dunleavy (@JerryDunleavy) April 18, 2019

Two years ago this week, Fox published its Seth Rich story. After it fell apart, Fox said it would investigate what happened. It's unclear what ever became of that probe. The results were never announced. Neither was any disciplinary action for those responsible.
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) May 17, 2019

Fox News personalities who promoted the Seth Rich conspiracy theory:

– Sean Hannity
– Laura Ingraham
– Lou Dobbs
– Geraldo Rivera
– Steve Doocy
– Newt Gingrich
– Eric Bollinghttps://t.co/OJVONQDjKL
— JM Rieger (@RiegerReport) July 9, 2019

Mueller report fact checks

AP FACT CHECK: Skewed Trump, Barr claims on Mueller report https://t.co/tm9UkM2ECn
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) April 18, 2019

Fact check: Did Barr act improperly when he shared report with POTUS lawyers? https://t.co/Q6x4g7nURE pic.twitter.com/orTIZFCua9
— CNN (@CNN) April 18, 2019

Attorney General William Barr is distorting the facts when it comes to releasing special counsel Robert Mueller’s report in the Russia investigation. https://t.co/TJujPmMYRR
— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) April 18, 2019

Fact check: What Trump associates told the public vs. what they told Mueller https://t.co/EF4EJjJTSy pic.twitter.com/Nohk2jjzqH
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) April 19, 2019

Read @washingtonpost Fact Check on Barr and reality in Mueller Rept. Draw your own conclusions. Mine: Barr lied, deliberately misled repeatedly, gave access to Trump's lawyers he did not give to Congress, violated his oath and should be removed from office https://t.co/2h3yGZtpRE
— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) April 19, 2019

Trump could be charged after he leaves office

I hope so. I think he’s a criminal and I hope (but doubt) he goes to jail if he’s guilty. In addition to this and the other pending investigations, I think it’s clear that he’s guilty of election law violations similar to the ones Cohen is guilty of.

Robert Mueller’s team of prosecutors concluded over more than a dozen of the report’s 448 pages that obstruction laws did indeed limit how President Trump could use his powers https://t.co/KuLbnqacVP
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) April 18, 2019

#AlwaysReadTheFootnotes

MUELLER, p. 390, footnote 1991: "A possible remedy through impeachment for abuses of power would not substitute for potential criminal liability after a President leaves office." pic.twitter.com/dw5IiEsOmA
— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) April 18, 2019

Trump claims he forgot things

I think he’s lying. I wonder if his memory would get better if he testified under oath.

The Mueller report describes Trump's contributions as "inadequate" — perhaps because in 19 of Trump's 22 written responses he claims not to recall specific details. https://t.co/hLs07EQU54
— Philip Bump (@pbump) April 18, 2019

“I have one of the great memories of all time,” Trump once said when rebutting the assertion of Army Sgt. La David Johnson’s widow that he couldn’t remember her husband’s name during his phone call to her. Here are 29 things he told Mueller that he forgot. https://t.co/kq0I5Bofy7
— Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) April 18, 2019

Trump provided 33 paragraphs of answers to Mueller. His memory failed him 34 times.https://t.co/n8mCI7EigL
— Eli Stokols (@EliStokols) April 18, 2019

One of the world’s greatest memories of all time failed 37 times when Mueller asked questions. @Fahrenthold on Trump’s written testimony https://t.co/JMbA89xogm
— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) April 19, 2019

“I have one of the great memories of all time.”@realDonaldTrump 10/25/17

Check out this article from USA TODAY:
‘I do not recall': Read Trump's written answers to Mueller on Russian contacts, Trump Tower meetinghttps://t.co/JSUYbTAQEz
— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) April 18, 2019

Trump once boasted he has “one of the great memories of all time,” but he told Mueller more than 30 times he did not remember key events in the Russia probe https://t.co/JysVVYZXBd
— Jordan Fabian (@Jordanfabian) April 18, 2019

Bad memory.

"We noted, among other things, that the President stated on more than 30 occasions that he does not 'recall' or 'remember' or have an 'independent recollection' of information called for by the questions."

(Mueller, on Trump's responses to questions, App. C, p. 417) pic.twitter.com/9OK3u9DyV1
— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) April 18, 2019

President Trump said he could not recall, remember or recollect more than 30 times in his answers to special counsel Robert Mueller https://t.co/ajdHXk0qm3 pic.twitter.com/cD0cHULk1H
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) April 19, 2019

For Trump, "the world’s greatest memory" failed repeatedly when prosecutors asked him those classic questions from decades of presidential scandals — what did he know and when did he know it? https://t.co/MleqeWdL3l
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) April 20, 2019

More than two dozen times, the president's answers to the special counsel included phrases like “I can’t remember” or “I do not recall” https://t.co/w75uMydH14
— POLITICO (@politico) April 21, 2019

Is Trump, Jr. too stupid to be a criminal?

That’s what it sounds like though I have a hard time believing that he didn’t know it was wrong to meet with Russians about dirt on Hillary Clinton. I think he’s a crook. Sad!

The Special Counsel concluded that you were too dumb to know that the crime you committed was a crime. Congrats. https://t.co/ITFgMyxHwB
— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) April 18, 2019

The subtext here is that Mueller concluded Don Jr – who was a senior campaign official – was too dumb to know he was breaking the law.

I would also note that exculpatory ignorance is not a privilege afforded to most criminal suspects. https://t.co/l0HRYNC6NC
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) April 18, 2019

Trump Jr "didn't know what he was doing was illegal" so not held accountable.
Crystal Mason didn't know voting while on probation was illegal, sentenced to 5 years in jail. This isn't right. #HoldTrumpJrAccountable pic.twitter.com/DsGVcLqlXP
— Amy (@PrplMnkyCupcake) April 19, 2019

My new one @Slate: The special counsel let Trump Jr. off the hook too easily for campaign finance violations. https://t.co/Nek0nZskU9 via @slate
— Rick Hasen (@rickhasen) April 18, 2019

An issue I identified back in July 2017 as a potential hurdle in any charge against Trump Jr. for a campaign finance violation: https://t.co/1d41sG5iBP https://t.co/qwouYN50m7
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) April 18, 2019

As with Mueller's "not provable they had criminal intent" assessment of the Trump Tower meeting w Russian agents, the plutocrat president & his family received a benefit of the prosecutorial doubt that would never be extended to a high school dropout who robbed a bodega https://t.co/urfxPbgYrs
— David Frum (@davidfrum) April 21, 2019

Read and RT. Ignorance of the law is not if the FBI warned you that Russians might try to compromise you and you do not report contact to help your father's campaign and you do not report it. Plus, why didn't he know foreign help is 100% prohibited? https://t.co/4Z5VBausu4
— Jill Wine-Banks (@JillWineBanks) April 20, 2019

Sarah Sanders is a liar

She should not be allowed on TV. Networks should boycott her press conferences, too. Since Trump is a liar, the only way to defend him is to lie. I would say she should be fired but Trump would just pick another liar.

The redacted Mueller report shows she lied about FBI agents thanking the White House for Comey’s firing.

Watch this video and the easy manner in which Sarah Sanders publicly said “countless” FBI employees reached out to her, thanking the White House for firing the FBI Director. As you watch, realize she later told Mueller her comments were actually baseless.https://t.co/6AilVEugwJ
— Josh Campbell (@joshscampbell) April 18, 2019

It's amazing to watch this knowing that she literally just MADE THIS UP https://t.co/xaTOenDSqc
— Zerlina Maxwell (@ZerlinaMaxwell) April 18, 2019

New: @PressSec Sarah Sanders admitted to Mueller her public comments about FBI weren’t based in fact. Specifically, Sanders said her assertion in response to question about FBI agents supporting Comey wasn’t “founded on anything,” according to Mueller.
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) April 18, 2019

Told you so. Sarah Huckabee-Sanders admitted to Mueller investigators she made up this claim and lied from her official White House perch to the press and public. WE pay her salary. https://t.co/LBmApl2yzm
— Larry Sabato (@LarrySabato) April 18, 2019

The White House Press Secretary admits under oath that she lied to the press. https://t.co/0RzhEWLmgo
— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) April 18, 2019

Quite the Hogan Gidley line to @anniekarni & @maggieNYT re: Sarah Sanders' FBI agents fabrication: “The White House staff will never be lectured on truth-telling from the media that pushed a flat-out lie about Donald Trump for two years." https://t.co/QdRqBQCBY7
— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) April 19, 2019

just tell more lies

Honestly, the FBI thing was just one — and arguably the least consequential — of 3 lies the Mueller report documents Sarah Sanders told in that briefing alone. https://t.co/Hj93amIibQ
— Dara Lind (@DLind) April 19, 2019

Let’s remember *why* @PressSec lying to the public is relevant: It falsely bolstered Trump’s pretextual reasons for firing Comey, ostensibly because of his performance. Sanders knew that wasn’t the real reason, and her lies were part and parcel of the cover up. https://t.co/JKbYCoAF2t
— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) April 19, 2019

Respectfully, just take the L, ⁦@PressSec⁩.

You mischaracterized your contacts with FBI agent(s), and now, inexplicably, you’ve double-downed on your exposed misrepresentation.

Please. Take. The. L. https://t.co/1V47U6dlLC
— James A. Gagliano (@JamesAGagliano) April 19, 2019

In the past, when White House press secretaries were caught making false statements from the podium, it often happened because they themselves were given false information but it was a big deal and they took it quite seriously. Think Speakes and Grenada or McClellan and CIA leak.
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) April 19, 2019

The explanation does not wash. https://t.co/TPDeTZSAdi
— Brit Hume (@brithume) April 19, 2019

Bill Barr is wrong again

He should not share information with the White House before releasing his redacted Mueller report. That helps the White House prepare their rebuttal. Yes there’s collusion – between Barr and the White House. It will enable the White House to spin the report before people can finish reading it. He should not hold a press conference before people have time to review the document. I don’t trust Barr on anything now. Sad!

Justice officials have had numerous talks with White House lawyers about Mueller's conclusions in recent days, talks that have aided Trump's legal team as it prepares rebuttal ⁦@MarkMazzettiNYT⁩ ⁦@maggieNYT⁩ ⁦@npfandos⁩ ⁦@ktbenner⁩ https://t.co/NM1BLfpDhM
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) April 17, 2019

Bill Barr sent a letter purporting to summarize Mueller’s conclusions.

He took it upon himself to reach a conclusion on obstruction.

He adopted the President’s “spying” smears.

Now, he will spin a report no one has read.

My advice: Wait to read Mueller’s words for yourself.
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) April 17, 2019

So the attorney general decided it was more important for the target of the Mueller investigation to read the report before the American people got a chance to look at it … just like any normal, functioning democracy https://t.co/Vd9ypKaXwt
— Michael Cohen (@speechboy71) April 17, 2019

Attorney General Barr wrote to me on April 1: "I do not believe it would be in the public’s interest for me to attempt to summarize the full report." I agree. So why is the AG holding a press conference tomorrow morning to go over the Mueller report? #ReleaseTheReport https://t.co/UA9XyC55v5
— (((Rep. Nadler))) (@RepJerryNadler) April 17, 2019

They are just violating every cardinal rule for what DOJ will discuss with the WH. Barr is actually behaving with less integrity than Jeff Sessions. https://t.co/CimlUXbv1a
— Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) April 17, 2019

That appears to be the point. https://t.co/YzxXZR7Ya9
— Preet Bharara (@PreetBharara) April 17, 2019

It makes it impossible for the public to have faith the WH was kept at arms length. Once Trump made the announcement, DOJ should have scrapped the presser. https://t.co/Zg4fhXm8Va
— Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) April 17, 2019

Interesting that Trump announced this press conference before DOJ did. https://t.co/x22kXnSRD1
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) April 17, 2019

Hmmm. Seems like it doesn’t “totally exonerate” Trump. (And what’s up w the head’s up to Trump?)

I am most interested to know whether Barr made legal conclusions that prevented an indictment and whether he second-guessed Mueller in this respect. https://t.co/eAaBJwq5D1
— Neal Katyal (@neal_katyal) April 17, 2019

In new filing in Roger Stone case, DOJ says it will provide a less redacted Mueller report to "a limited number of Members of Congress." "This version of the report will not be made available 'to the media' or 'in public settings,' consistent with the Court’s February 15 order”
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) April 17, 2019

Remember how much everyone flipped out about the Bill Clinton-Loretta Lynch meeting on the tarmac? https://t.co/v0LIZ8IrRs
— Matt Fuller (@MEPFuller) April 17, 2019

This is much worse.

oh https://t.co/Jqsi41jY7C
— Zerlina Maxwell (@ZerlinaMaxwell) April 17, 2019

This selective disclosure further undermines Barr’s independence and credibility. Disgusting
— Jennifer Taub (@jentaub) April 17, 2019

NEW: Stuff sure is moving quickly now. The DOJ says there will be TWO versions of the Mueller report tomorrow. One for the public and another for select members of Congress. What's the difference? The special version for lawmakers will have fewer redactions, @kpolantz reports.
— Marshall Cohen (@MarshallCohen) April 17, 2019

This was clearly apparent at his first House hearing in which he refused to answer whether he’d briefed the WH. Somehow the press can’t seem to get as outraged over this as it did over the tarmac meeting though. https://t.co/d1HBhTZ9cL
— Emily C. Singer (@CahnEmily) April 17, 2019

Why isn’t Mueller at the press conference? Was he invited to participate? Who from his team participated in the redaction process? Were there written or oral guidelines given on what to redact and if so what were they? When were the redactions complete?
— Mimi Rocah (@Mimirocah1) April 17, 2019

Barr is a political appointee of the President. Mueller was the investigator. Mueller is the authority on the report. The AG is not.

This is a sham.
— David Jolly (@DavidJollyFL) April 17, 2019

If this material is missing from the redacted Mueller report, it could tell us that there’s a whole lot more being hidden. https://t.co/Q0ZddRJd8V
— Slate (@Slate) April 17, 2019

How to look at the Mueller report (redacted Barr version) tomorrow

Did my best to create an overview of the Mueller probe and the report aimed at normal people who haven't obsessed over every detail. https://t.co/Li22rINe43
— Philip Bump (@pbump) April 17, 2019

Agree. This is a fine piece by @rickhasen on what to look for in the #MuellerReport. An excellent guide for citizens but also a good set of questions that journalists are likely to ask, and should. https://t.co/8aPhMRsfBw
— EJ Dionne (@EJDionne) April 17, 2019

(NEW) I wrote this article for @Newsweek as one-stop-shopping for pre-Mueller Report reading. My hope is that readers of this feed will retweet this essay widely—as many things could go off the rails tomorrow if we don't understand what's really happening. https://t.co/MYjasBrTAK
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) April 17, 2019

If you are looking for @joelockhart Thursday, after the Mueller Report is released: "I plan to take my lawn chair and a cooler of beer and read at the end of Ken Starr's driveway." https://t.co/qan5f9yRng
— David Gura (@davidgura) April 17, 2019

"Whatever revelations the redacted version of the Mueller report may hold, they will not be as disturbing as the behavior of President Trump and his team in the days and weeks leading up to its release." —@djrothkopf https://t.co/XZE3BjeIaX
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) April 17, 2019

Comparing Mueller and Starr: Why this redacted report will likely be far from Starr tell-all https://t.co/RBDL9evFIY pic.twitter.com/ZLbbJtEEos
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) April 17, 2019

I can’t think of any reason Barr needs to hold a press conference to discuss a report Mueller wrote. He needs to get out of the way. https://t.co/gJbazzL8sO
— Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) April 17, 2019

Democrats could subpoena the full, unredacted Mueller report as soon as Friday https://t.co/XjwFiYwu9p
— Jon Cooper (@joncoopertweets) April 17, 2019

Breaking: Attorney General William Barr will hold a 9:30 a.m. press conference Thursday morning to discuss the release of the Mueller reporthttps://t.co/cb5IExYEbY
— POLITICO (@politico) April 17, 2019