Washington (CNN) – A representative from President Donald Trump’s legal team said Trump is not under investigation, despite the President tweeting “I am being investigated” this week.
The lawyer, Jay Sekulow, contended the tweet was not a confirmation of the investigation, but instead a response to a report in The Washington Post.
“That tweet was in response to a Washington Post story that ran with five unnamed sources,” Sekulow said in an interview that aired Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
Trump tweeted on Friday: “I am being investigated for firing the FBI Director by the man who told me to fire the FBI Director! Witch Hunt”
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Trump’s tweets following the report appeared to confirm the investigation, but his lawyer said it only appeared that way because of the character limit on Twitter. Sekulow added that Trump is “very effective” with his use of social media.
“There’s a limitation on Twitter, as we all know,” Sekulow said. “The President’s response was as it related to the Washington Post report. He cannot in a Twitter statement include all of that in there. … That’s it. Simple explanation.”
Sekulow stressed repeatedly that Trump is not under investigation.
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Trump lawyer says President isn't under investigation, despite tweets – https://t.co/4kGK7SPuhq https://t.co/8Ogyez0YwG
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) June 18, 2017
.@JakeTapper to @JaySekulow : "so the President said he was under investigation, even though he isn't?" #CNNSOTU https://t.co/kEkjrjD88m
— State of the Union (@CNNSotu) June 18, 2017
And then the next day people have to go out there an lie and make fools out of themselves giving inane explanations for Trump’s Twitter tweets that surely speak for themselves. Didn’t Spicer say that? That his tweets “speak for themselves”?
— Steve Deace (@SteveDeaceShow) June 19, 2017
"He is under investigation, but he's not under investigation" is the more wordy GOP version of "depends on what the definition of is is"
— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) June 19, 2017
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