On Wednesday, President Trump, as is his wont, used Twitter to lash out at the media, claiming that a CNN report that said he had spoken to his former campaign aide Roger Stone about the firing of FBI Director James Comey was false:
Gloria Borger of CNN had reported that “a source familiar with the conversation” stated that “Stone was among those who recommended President Trump fire Comey.” Borger also reported that Stone spoke to Trump “after Comey appeared at a hearing last week on Capitol Hill.”
Then there was a tweet that referenced the Borger report:
Stone followed Trump’s tweet moments later by tweeting:
And another, in which Stone referenced the Politico story that also claimed he had urged Trump to fire Comey:
Politico had reported:
While shock dominated much of the FBI and the White House, the mood was more elated at Roger Stone’s house in Florida. Several Stone allies and friends said Stone, who has been frequently mentioned in the investigation, encouraged the president to fire Comey in conversations in recent weeks.