White House “can’t guarantee” there’s no Trump N-word tape

Huckabee Sanders makes stunning press conference revelation No Images? Click here   By Paul Vale     Wednesday, August 15  SANDERS ‘CAN’T GUARANTEE’ THERE’S NO TRUMP N-WORD TAPE White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders has said she “can’t guarantee” that Americans will never hear a tape of President Donald Trump using the “N-word” following accusations from former aide Omarosa Manigault Newman. CNN’s Jake Tapper called the response “stunning,” and questioned why on this, of all days, “lying was something Sanders wasn’t willing to do.” [HuffPost] [Tweet | Share on Facebook] TRUMP CAMPAIGN HITS OMAROSA WITH LAWSUIT Trump’s re-election campaign is trying to force Omarosa to stop disparaging Trump, based on a nondisclosure agreement she signed working for his campaign that allegedly covered future activity. Unfortunately for the White House, that NDA is legally unenforceable, according to experts. 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