WH Tweets ‘Mueller Madness’ Bracket With Reporters Who Were ‘Embarrassingly Wrong’

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 23: White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders talks to reporters following a television interview with FOX News outside the White House January 23, 2019 in Washington, DC. After the ... WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 23: White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders talks to reporters following a television interview with FOX News outside the White House January 23, 2019 in Washington, DC. After the Federal Bureau of Investigation Agents Association said the partial federal government shutdown -- now in it's 33rd day -- is making it difficult for them to do their jobs, Sanders said President Trump is working to make the country safe by demanding a wall to keep out drugs and reduce human trafficking. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders tweeted from her official government account a “Mueller madness” bracket of reporters and prominent Democrats who Sanders claimed were most “embarrassingly wrong” about the Russia probe.

Though this is one of the more extreme reactions, it’s in keeping with the administration’s tactic to use Attorney General William Barr’s summary to claim total exoneration for the President. Yet, the letter doesn’t fully exonerate Trump and the administration has still not seen the full report.

The White House has also been doubling down on its attacks on journalists, insisting that networks employ “basic journalistic standards” and either ban or question Democrats who have voiced opinions about evidence of the Trump campaign’s contacts with Russian actors during the campaign.

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