Quotes by Sean Spicer on Paul Manafort’s Role in the 2016 Trump Campaign
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July 2018
#SeanSpicer 3/17: "Manafort played a very limited role for a very limited amount of time." » #Spicer 7/18: "Paul brought a much-needed maturity to the Trump campaign when it needed an experienced political…operative." Click To Tweet
Quotes by Sean Spicer on Paul Manafort’s Role in the 2016 Trump Campaign
THEN
March 2017
- March 20, 2017
The White House, March 20, 2017
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Sean Spicer
- March 22, 2017
The White House, March 22, 2017
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Sean Spicer
- March 23, 2017
The White House, March 23, 2017
Daily Press Briefing by the Press Secretary
NOW
July 24, 2018
July 24, 2018 -
'The Briefing: Politics, The Press, and The President'
Sean Spicer (via The Guardian), July 13, 2018
Sean Spicer contradicts Trump's Manafort claims in new book
#SeanSpicer 3/22/17: "❲Paul Manafort❳ was hired to count delegates." » #Spicer 7/18: "❲Before Manafort❳ there was no semblance of a campaign structure, just a few…people constantly barking into their phones." Click To Tweet
Context
Paul Manafort joined the Trump campaign on March 28, 2016, initially leading its delegate collection efforts.1New York Times, March 28, 2016
Donald Trump Hires Paul Manafort to Lead Delegate Effort
retrieved 6/15/18 He became the official Campaign Manager on June 20, 2016, replacing Corey Lewandowski who said, “Paul Manafort has been in operational control of the campaign since April 7. That’s a fact.”2Associated Press, June 20, 2016
Trump fires his campaign manager in dramatic shake-up
retrieved 6/15/18
Manafort worked for the Trump campaign for almost 5 months (144 days), including for more than 4 months as the operational leader of the campaign, during which time Trump secured and accepted the Republican Party’s presidential nomination. Manafort resigned under pressure from the Trump campaign on August 19, 2016, following a report from the New York Times that from 2007 to 2012 he was secretly paid $12.7 million by former Ukraine President Viktor F. Yanukovych’s pro-Russian political party.3New York Times, Aug. 14, 2016
Secret Ledger in Ukraine Lists Cash for Donald Trump’s Campaign Chief
retrieved 6/15/184New York Times, DATE
Paul Manafort Quits Donald Trump’s Campaign After a Tumultuous Run
retrieved 6/15/18
“Paul Manafort has been in operational control of the campaign since April 7. That’s a fact.”
– Corey Lewandowski, July 20, 20165Associated Press, June 20, 2016
Trump fires his campaign manager in dramatic shake-up
(retrieved 7/13/18)
#SeanSpicer 3/23/17: "❲Paul Manafort is❳ a gentleman who was employed by someone for five months." » #Spicer 7/18: "Paul immediately set up and staffed the…operations necessary to take on the Clinton machine." Click To Tweet
