CNN Panel Rips Trump for Comey ‘Tapes’: ‘Almost Become Comical if It’s Not So Scary’

[excerpt BALDWIN What about ░░░░░░░░ tapes question Lindsay Moran ░░░░░░░░ re a former undercover ░░░░░░░░ operative This refusal to ░░░░░░░░ this very simple question ░░░░░░░░ there tapes Are White ░░░░░░░░ conversations recorded This has ░░░░░░░░ become a game MORAN ░░░░░░░░ s baffling It s ░░░░░░░░ become comical if it ░░░░░░░░ not so scary that ░░░░░░░░ s the voice from ░░░░░░░░ White House saying We ░░░░░░░░ going to look under ░░░░░░░░ couch cushions and see ░░░░░░░░ there s Why can ░░░░░░░░ that question be answered ░░░░░░░░ I think another thing ░░░░░░░░ consider we have extraordinary ░░░░░░░░ tomorrow with Sessions testifying ░░░░░░░░ what he chooses not ░░░░░░░░ answer based on potential ░░░░░░░░ privilege he might also ░░░░░░░░ not to answer publicly ░░░░░░░░ on a potential classified ░░░░░░░░ of the answer And ░░░░░░░░ think that he will ░░░░░░░░ to that quite a ░░░░░░░░ The extraordinary circumstances are ░░░░░░░░ have a huge counterintelligence ░░░░░░░░ surrounding this administration So ░░░░░░░░ are things that Sessions ░░░░░░░░ not even know the ░░░░░░░░ of the investigation He ░░░░░░░░ not be able to ░░░░░░░░ because he s essentially ░░░░░░░░ the center of this ░░░░░░░░ investigation BALDWIN Let me ░░░░░░░░ this exchange I want ░░░░░░░░ talk a little bit ░░░░░░░░ about the tapes This ░░░░░░░░ Sean Spicer answering ish ░░░░░░░░ ago clip starts REPORTER ░░░░░░░░ President Trump have audio ░░░░░░░░ of his conversations and ░░░░░░░░ with James Comey SPICER ░░░░░░░░ President made clear in ░░░░░░░░ Rose Garden last week ░░░░░░░░ he would have an ░░░░░░░░ shortly REPORTER Any sort ░░░░░░░░ timeline on when that ░░░░░░░░ will be SPICER When ░░░░░░░░ president is ready to ░░░░░░░░ it REPORTER Why leave ░░░░░░░░ question open SPICER I ░░░░░░░░ the President made it ░░░░░░░░ REPORTER If the President ░░░░░░░░ have evidence that the ░░░░░░░░ director lied under oath ░░░░░░░░ is he waiting for ░░░░░░░░ I think the President ░░░░░░░░ it very clear on ░░░░░░░░ that he would get ░░░░░░░░ as soon as possible ░░░░░░░░ his position on that ░░░░░░░░ REPORTER So what s ░░░░░░░░ waiting for What s ░░░░░░░░ delay SPICER He s ░░░░░░░░ waiting for anything When ░░░░░░░░ s ready to further ░░░░░░░░ it he will He ░░░░░░░░ out his position very ░░░░░░░░ and very concisely on ░░░░░░░░ clip ends]