Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders just issued a two-paragraph statement on special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's indictment of 13 Russian nationals allegedly operating a troll farm during the 2016 presidential campaign. And in that statement, Sanders makes a number of misleading and outright bogus claims about what we know of the investigation. Even worse, the statement repeats bogus claims the administration has been called out for repeatedly — including as recently as this week.
Here's the full statement, and below I'll pull out the most egregious parts:
Earlier today, Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein announced indictments against 13 Russian nationals and 3 Russian entities for meddling in the 2016 Presidential election, which began in 2014 before the President declared his candidacy. President Donald J. Trump has been fully briefed on this matter and is glad to see the Special Counsel’s investigation further indicates — that there was NO COLLUSION between the Trump campaign and Russia and that the outcome of the election was not changed or affected.
President Trump says, “it is more important than ever before to come together as Americans. We cannot allow those seeking to sow confusion, discord, and rancor to be successful. It’s time we stop the outlandish partisan attacks, wild and false allegations, and far-fetched theories, which only serve to further the agendas of bad actors, like Russia, and do nothing to protect the principles of our institutions. We must unite as Americans to protect the integrity of our democracy and our elections.”
Source : washingtonpost
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