Conway: Matt Whitaker’s Comments as a Private Citizen on TV Don’t Disqualify Him from Overseeing Mueller

STEPHANOPOULOS We have recounts ░░░░░░░░ in the state of ░░░░░░░░ governor and Senate races ░░░░░░░░ as well The president ░░░░░░░░ out a tweet on ░░░░░░░░ yesterday trying to steal ░░░░░░░░ big elections in Florida ░░░░░░░░ are watching closely Does ░░░░░░░░ president have any evidence ░░░░░░░░ Democrats are trying to ░░░░░░░░ those elections The Secretary ░░░░░░░░ State says there is ░░░░░░░░ CONWAY Well the evidence ░░░░░░░░ that Rick Scott and ░░░░░░░░ DeSantis have won In ░░░░░░░░ Andrew Gillum conceded on ░░░░░░░░ night of the election ░░░░░░░░ we re going backwards ░░░░░░░░ Well they re both ░░░░░░░░ the threshold for an ░░░░░░░░ recount CONWAY Now maybe ░░░░░░░░ they are but there ░░░░░░░░ been no recount that ░░░░░░░░ ever turned around a ░░░░░░░░ as large as we ░░░░░░░░ now in either of ░░░░░░░░ races I d say ░░░░░░░░ agriculture race is even ░░░░░░░░ commissioner race is even ░░░░░░░░ But so no and ░░░░░░░░ Marc Elias the attorney ░░░░░░░░ STEPHANOPOULOS Democrat s attorney ░░░░░░░░ Yes Democrat s attorney ░░░░░░░░ stated in the past ░░░░░░░░ margins like this can ░░░░░░░░ be overcome He also ░░░░░░░░ a very peculiar comment ░░░░░░░░ that we re going ░░░░░░░░ win this That s ░░░░░░░░ really what people should ░░░░░░░░ worried about here People ░░░░░░░░ be worried about a ░░░░░░░░ process And George we ░░░░░░░░ can t STEPHANOPOULOS Any ░░░░░░░░ any evidence this is ░░░░░░░░ stolen One piece of ░░░░░░░░ CONWAY Well yes we ░░░░░░░░ we have boxes of ░░░░░░░░ just appearing out of ░░░░░░░░ We have Brenda Snipes ░░░░░░░░ obviously has been sued ░░░░░░░░ by a primary opponent ░░░░░░░░ Debbie Wasserman Schultz for ░░░░░░░░ that happened there years ░░░░░░░░ She probably shouldn t ░░░░░░░░ be in that position ░░░░░░░░ maybe new governor STEPHANOPOULOS ░░░░░░░░ to fire ph Republican ░░░░░░░░ new Republican Governor Ron ░░░░░░░░ will do something about ░░░░░░░░ But she s she ░░░░░░░░ obviously someone who s ░░░░░░░░ past practices that have ░░░░░░░░ under criticism by Democrats ░░░░░░░░ Republicans And I I ░░░░░░░░ that Scott Rick Scott ░░░░░░░░ Ron DeSantis will prevail ░░░░░░░░ And we re looking ░░░░░░░░ that But but also ░░░░░░░░ at the rules Marco ░░░░░░░░ the senator from Florida ░░░░░░░░ been very clear about ░░░░░░░░ George He has said ░░░░░░░░ you look at the ░░░░░░░░ we re not still ░░░░░░░░ votes like they are ░░░░░░░░ Arizona for example The ░░░░░░░░ count is over and ░░░░░░░░ provisional ballots had to ░░░░░░░░ in by a time ░░░░░░░░ that is not five ░░░░░░░░ after the election which ░░░░░░░░ what today ph also ░░░░░░░░ something about Senator Bill ░░░░░░░░ The last time he ░░░░░░░░ in 2012 he won ░░░░░░░░ 1 1 million votes ░░░░░░░░ the people of Florida ░░░░░░░░ t want him to ░░░░░░░░ their senator anymore and ░░░░░░░░ should go out a ░░░░░░░░ bit more gracefully They ░░░░░░░░ fresh blood STEPHANOPOULOS It ░░░░░░░░ in the threshold for ░░░░░░░░ We ll see how ░░░░░░░░ turns out Kellyanne Conway ░░░░░░░░ for your time this ░░░░░░░░ CONWAY: Thank you, George