Sean Spicer: ‘Crickets’ from the media when lawmakers deny Russia ties

Published March 16, 2017 8:11pm ET



White House press secretary Sean Spicer fought with reporters Thursday over what he said was their refusal to cover lawmakers’ comments that no evidence has surfaced to support allegations of inappropriate contact between President Trump’s associates and Russian officials.

“It’s interesting to me that … when one entity says one thing that claims one thing, you guys cover it ad nauseam,” Spicer said in the White House. “When [House Intelligence Committee Chairman] Devin Nunes came out and said, ‘I think it’s very possible’ yesterday [about surveillance against Russia], there was crickets from you guys. When Devin Nunes came out and said there was no connection that he saw to Russia, crickets.”

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