Reince Priebus says he'd 'probably' fire speechwriter; Corey Lewandowski: 'staff should be held accountable'

Two more Repubicans weigh in on on Melaniagate.

First up, GOP Chairman Reince Pirebus said he would “probably” fire the speechwriter, but it “depends on the circumstances”:

Reince Priebus at Bloomberg Politics breakfast: Melania wasn't to blame. He would "probably" fire speechwriter responsible, if up to him.

— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) July 19, 2016

RT @SusanPage Priebus tells @bpolitics breakfast with reporters he 'probably' would fire a speechwriter who plagarized language

— Robert Costa (@costareports) July 19, 2016

At @BPolitics breakfast, @Reince says he'd "probably" fire the speechwriter for Melania’s remarks if the person worked for him and did that.

— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) July 19, 2016

But @Reince adds: "It all kinda depends on the circumstances and how these things are written."

— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) July 19, 2016

And former Trump campaign manger Corey Lewandowski said that “staff should be held accountable”:

Former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski on Melania speech spat: "Staff should be held accountable." pic.twitter.com/QkrqH4yQx3

— Ben Bradley (@BenBradleyTV) July 19, 2016

Later on, he went on to say that Manfort should resign if he signed off on the speech:

On CNN, Lewandowski says Manafort should resign if he signed off on Melania Trump speech. pic.twitter.com/rpUn4SWdrE

— Michael Calderone (@mlcalderone) July 19, 2016

Wow @CLewandowski_ says staffer who plagiarized Obama should be fired. Trolling Manafort #RNCinCLE

— Shoshana Weissmann, Sloth Committee Chair ? (@senatorshoshana) July 19, 2016

Corey Lewandowski: Melania's speechwriter should be fired. "I know what it's like to be fired by the Trump campaign." @CNN

— Josh Rogin (@joshrogin) July 19, 2016

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Editor’s note: A typo was fixed in the headline of this post.