White House press secretary Sarah Sanders admitted to special counsel Robert Mueller that she made statements to the media that were not based in fact, CNN reports.
Specifically, Sanders said her assertion in response to a question about FBI agents supporting Comey wasn’t “founded on anything.”
She claimed that her comment was a “slip of the tongue” made “in the heat of the moment.”
“Two of the most visible members of the Trump administration are planning their departures, the latest sign of upheaval in a White House marked by turmoil,” CBS News reports.
“Press secretary Sarah Sanders and principal deputy press secretary Raj Shah are both heading for the exits… Sanders, who has become a confidante of President Trump since the departure of former communications director Hope Hicks, has told friends that she plans to leave the administration at the end of the year…. Shah is also considering his exit, but he has not yet settled on an exact date.”
“Several other lower-level positions in the communications department left vacant in recent weeks are likely to remain unfilled, with more departures expected in the coming weeks.”
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