Nothing to see here!
As Twitchy reported yesterday, a new book by Peter Schweizer, “Clinton Cash: The Untold Story of How and Why Foreign Governments and Businesses Helped Make Bill and Hillary Rich,” alleges that the State Department under Hillary Clinton granted favors to foreign entities in exchange for donations.
Asked about it at today’s press briefing, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest did his usual bang-up spin job:
White House says the is "not a lot of evidence" for what Peter Schweizer alleges in his book about the Clinton Foundation.
— Byron Tau (@ByronTau) April 20, 2015
Mkay …
Well that settles that. https://t.co/GB0jnqYEH1
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) April 20, 2015
When the best spin you can come up with is "not a lot of evidence", you know things are bad. https://t.co/tBlkn1iPKu
— NeoN: Automataster (@neontaster) April 20, 2015
Indeed. Especially since “not a lot” isn’t the same thing as “zero.”
@ByronTau Not a lot. But some!
— Damon Linker (@DamonLinker) April 20, 2015
Not a lot! But some! (Also, this is why Clinton's e-mails were deleted.) https://t.co/qB7izKc5al
— The Nats Won The World Series (@EsotericCD) April 20, 2015
Is there more or less than a smidgen? https://t.co/TSf979cSDQ
— Curtis Edmonds (@Curtis_Edmonds) April 20, 2015
https://twitter.com/MattCover/status/590211964762218496
So he's saying there's some evidence? Great! Appoint a special prosecutor. https://t.co/SnxFIkXUrx
— RBe (@RBPundit) April 20, 2015
https://twitter.com/maxroostr/status/590215915393851392
.@ByronTau pic.twitter.com/Md9KKlVDej
— kilgore trout was in the loop (@KT_So_It_Goes) April 20, 2015
But for the record:
But the White House will not say categorically that Clinton State Department did not grant favorable treatment to donors.
— Byron Tau (@ByronTau) April 20, 2015
Alllllrighty then.
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