Spicer: Trump Forced Comey To Be Honest by Talking About Tapes

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SPICER: "I think the President made it very clear that he wanted the truth to come out. He wanted everyone to be honest about this and he wanted to get to the bottom of it. I think he succeeded in doing that. The reality is that he wanted to make sure that the truth came out and by talking about something like tapes, it made Comey in particular have to think to himself, 'I better be honest, I better tell the truth about circumstances regarding the situation.' As you heard, the President said that on Director Comey’s watch three times he was told he wasn't under investigation. That turned out to be true. Despite the false reporting that had come out that said Comey was going to do it, he came and testified under oath that in fact he did do as exactly the President had said so. He had been honest and told the President on three separate occasions that he wasn't under investigation. And what we know now is that there was no collusion and that the only person who actually leaked was, in fact, Director Comey."