WH: Mueller Filing On Manafort Lies ‘Says Absolutely Nothing About The President’

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White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders brushed off a filing from special counsel Robert Mueller detailing Paul Manafort’s lies to investigators, saying, “The government’s filing in Mr. Manafort’s case says absolutely nothing about the President.”

Read her full statement:

“The government’s filing in Mr. Manafort’s case says absolutely nothing about the President. It says even less about collusion and is devoted almost entirely to lobbying-related issues. Once again the media is trying to create a story where there isn’t one.”

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