Sarah Sanders clumsily dodges difficult question about Trump, Cohen and the Fifth amendment
If you don't have anything nice to say, ignore the question.
ADDY BAIRD MAY 1, 2018, 4:35 PM
Donald Trump has a history of bashing those who plead the Fifth.
At a rally in 2016, Trump said, “The mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth?” and during a debate with former Secretary of State and then-Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, he called pleading the Fifth “disgraceful.”
But now, Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen has invoked the Fifth amendment, using his right not to incriminate himself to secure a temporary stay in a lawsuit filed by adult film actress Stormy Daniels against Trump.
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was asked about Cohen’s choice to plead the Fifth by a reporter Tuesday, who asked whether Trump stands by his earlier remarks about such a move being disgraceful.
https://thinkprogress.org/sanders-fifth-amendment-q-1da6dc1acb6a/
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The reporter cited Trump’s earlier comments about the mob pleading the Fifth, adding, “Do those comments apply to Michael Cohen? Does he stand by those comments?”
In response, Sanders only said, “I can’t speak for Michael Cohen.”
The (very short) back and forth is the latest example of how Sanders manages never to answer any questions from the press corps. Asked if Trump stands by his earlier comments, she says only that she can’t speak for Cohen — who even isn’t the person for whom she’s being asked to speak.
Amazing....................absolutely amazing
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with a question asking for clarification after she brushes off a question by a fellow reporter.
It's not like these reporters are asking any meaningful questions to begin with (in case they're worried about "missing their turn"
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Step up reporters. Grow a spine.
