‘Arrest me’: wild day for ex-Trump aide Sam Nunberg, defying Mueller before admitting he’ll cooperate
Sam Nunberg first worked for one of Donald Trump’s businesses and later helped advise Trump’s presidential campaign, but he was fired in August 2015 amid reports that he posted racially charged messages on Facebook
A former Trump campaign aide said he would defy a subpoena from special counsel Robert Mueller, unloaded on President Donald Trump and his campaign, then later said he would probably end up cooperating with Mueller, in a series of stunning interviews Monday.
Sam Nunberg said he thinks Mueller may already have incriminating evidence on Trump directly, although he would not say what that evidence might be.
He also said the president probably knew about the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting between his top campaign staff and a team of Russians.
Shortly after he lobbed that allegation, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders rebuffed him during the White House press briefing.
“I definitely think he doesn’t know that for sure because he’s incorrect. As we’ve said many times before, there was no collusion with the Trump campaign,” Sanders said.
“He hasn’t worked at the White House, so I certainly can’t speak to him or the lack of knowledge that he clearly has.”