White House accused of selective editing on Iran

Published June 4, 2016 2:19am ET



A new report contradicts White House press secretary Josh Earnest’s Thursday statement that officials in the Obama administration would not have altered video footage or transcripts of press briefings regarding the Iran nuclear deal without consulting him first.

ABC News discovered late Friday the White House omitted a line from a May 9 press briefing that had included a response from Earnest in which he admitted the administration might have misled the public on the controversial Iran nuclear deal.

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