Her lips were moving, right?
FBI Director James Comey’s announcement Friday that the bureau discovered additional emails related to the investigation of Hillary Clinton‘s private email server caused such an uproar that few realized the candidate’s dishonesty in responding to the development.
Clinton held a news conference to comment on the bombshell announcement and in the process, the Democratic nominee claimed that when Comey notified Congress by letter, he copied Republicans only.
Hillary Clinton calls on FBI to release “all the information it has” on newly discovered emails: “Let’s get it out” https://t.co/XXh9cCPr56
— CNN (@CNN) October 28, 2016
ABC News was one of a few who did note that the candidate’s claim was not true:
Fact check: Contrary to what Clinton said, Comey sent letter to both Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill. @benyc
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) October 28, 2016
But Team Hillary went to great lengths to paint Comey’s “unprecedented step” as being a product of partisan politics.
“By providing selective information, he’s allowed partisans to distort and exaggerate to inflict maximum political damage,” campaign chairman John Podesta said Friday.
Podesta on Comey: "By providing selective information, he’s allowed partisans to distort & exaggerate to inflict maximum political damage"
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) October 29, 2016
And the spinmeister had a ready reaction to the blatant misrepresentation of the truth Clinton put forth to support that claim, saying: “I think she had seen the front page of the letter.”
Podesta on Clinton saying letter was sent only to GOP: “I think she had seen the front page of the letter”
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) October 29, 2016
While much of the media is still coming to terms with the idea that Clinton may occasionally fib, social media users were on to the gig from the beginning.
Here’s a sampling of responses from Twitter:
.@ZekeJMiller four pinocchios!
— Boris Epshteyn (@BorisEP) October 29, 2016
Yeah, that’s the ticket. @ZekeJMiller
— #JeSuisJuive (@lamblock) October 29, 2016
@ZekeJMiller pretty pathetic excuse
— Carol McIlwain (@carolfoxlover) October 29, 2016
@ZekeJMiller Most competent, detail oriented woman who missed markings thinking they were letters, missed whole back side of piece of paper?
— Patrick (@ArgentineTea) October 29, 2016
@ZekeJMiller No one in the Clinton campaign had the second page initially. They learned of the letter the way we all did, first page only.
— My Work Here Is Done (@MyWorkHeresDone) October 30, 2016
@ZekeJMiller The main body of the letter clearly shows he addressed letter to House Republicans. Then cc House Democrats. pic.twitter.com/YI7TK7ifZM
— Lloyd Andrews (@Thunderballs2) October 29, 2016
@jeffzeleny @HillaryClinton They should have known such letters typically addressed to committee Chairmen w/ other committee members Cc’d.
— Doug Sheridan (@dougsheridan) October 29, 2016
@jeffzeleny @HillaryClinton fairly lame & sloppy shows their panic
— Carol McIlwain (@carolfoxlover) October 29, 2016
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