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White House Deputy Press Sec: Press briefings will resume when 'we need to come to the podium' (Hill, The)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 01/22/2019 - 10:42Media reliability questioned over report President Trump directed lies to Congress
Democrats raised fresh questions and Republicans pushed back Jan 20, after a BuzzFeed report alleging President Donald Trump directed Michael Cohen to lie to Congress exploded in the media over the weekend. Republicans swiped at BuzzFeed News and the media after special counsel Robert Mueller's office issued a rare statement that the story was not accurate. Vice President Mike Pence pointed to the reaction to the report as evidence that some are out to “get” President Trump. The president’s attorney, Rudy Giuliani, suggested BuzzFeed should be sued.