Sean Spicer laid out one of his biggest whoppers yet Monday when he peddled the idea that Donald Trump never really intended for Russia to hack Hillary's emails and, say, release them drip by drip to the public—even though he urged Russia to do exactly that during a press conference last summer.
"He was joking at the time. We all know that," Spicer said.
Okay, just picking my jaw up on the floor over here, because that July 27, 2016, press conference—coincidentally Trump’s last of the year—is Exhibit A in a Trump-Russia collusion case. Here's what we all remember, Spicey:
"Russia, if you're listening, I hope you're able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing."
As NBC reporter Katy Tur noted today, at the time she pressed Trump on whether calling on Russia to hack Hillary gave him "pause," to which he responded:
"No, it gives me no pause—if they have 'em, they have 'em."
Does that sound like a man who was in a joking mood? It wasn’t exactly, "C'mon guys, quit taking me so seriously. Of course, I don't want a foreign power interfering with our election."
Anyway, you be the judge. Check out the clip below and let us know what you think: Trump the jokester or Trump the colluder?
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