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Giuliani Contradicts Past Denials of Collusion

January 17, 2019 · 8:02 am ET · Leave a Comment

President Trump’s legal spokesman Rudy Giuliani “appeared to grant the possibility that members of Trump’s campaign did, in fact, collude with the Russians during the 2016 presidential election campaign,” the Washington Post reports.

“And in the process, he contradicted dozens of previous denials that both the Trump team (and Trump himself) have offered.”

“In fact, the Trump team has moved the goal posts on this question no fewer than 10 times after initially denying any contact at all with ‘foreign entities.’ Trump has said dozens of times that there was ‘no collusion,’ full stop. This appears to be the first time anyone has acknowledged the possibility that someone colluded without Trump’s knowledge.”

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