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Sarah Sanders Just Tried to Defend Donald Trump Against the Accusations Michael Cohen Levied Against Him, and Twitter Is Not Having It

Sarah Sanders Just Tried to Defend Donald Trump Against the Accusations Michael Cohen Levied Against Him, and Twitter Is Not Having It
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks at the press briefing on August 22, 2018. (@ABC/Twitter)

Well, alrighty then.

During Wednesday's White House press briefing, Press Secretary Sarah Sanders deemed a yes or no question by Celia Vega of ABC News unworthy of a straight answer. After discussing the events of Tuesday where longtime fixer and personal lawyer for Donald Trump, Michael Cohen, named the President as an unindicted co-conspirator, Vega asked:

"Can you stand here today and say the President has never lied to the American people, because so many people now look back at that tape of him on Air Force One saying he knew nothing about these payments when in fact we now know he knew everything about these payments. So has he lied?"

To which Sanders responded:


"Look, again, I think that's a ridiculous accusation."

Sanders then repeated her prior scripted disclaimer without directly addressing Vega's actual question about lying, saying, "The President in this matter has done nothing wrong, and there are no charges against him."

Watch the exchange here:

But did the President lie? And if he did lie to the citizens of the United States—whom he took an oath to serve—is that not wrong? And finally, is not currently under indictment synonymous with did nothing wrong?

People referred to the interview on Air Force One as proof positive of a lie by the President caught on tape.

Here is that Air Force One video:

In the video, Trump states several times he knew nothing about the $130,000.00 payment to Stephanie Clifford—the dancer, writer, director and actress who performs in adult films under the pseudonym Stormy Daniels. Trump's response is clear; he knew nothing about the payment.

But in the following months, the President's story changed many times until finally stating he not only knew of the $130,000.00 payment, he authorized it and repaid Michael Cohen for it. Which means he lied during the Air Force One interview or he is lying now. Plus there is the matter of the Cohen tape of Trump discussing a potential payment to Karen McDougal.

Regardless of which version is the lie or if they are all lies, can Sanders and the White House still state unequivocally that Trump did nothing wrong? Lying is supposed to be wrong.

The Twittersphere answered Celia Vega's question and corrected Sarah Sanders after the video of Vega's question went public as the following reactions show.

Some pointed out that the President certainly lied based on his remarks on Air Force One in April 2018.

While others pointed out that "has not been charged with a crime" does not equal "has not done anything wrong."

While Sanders presented the White House's official response without wavering, it appears the White House version of doing nothing wrong may vary greatly from public perception.

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