MSNBC’s Ari Melber Threatens Corey Lewandowski With Defamation Suit On-Air; Trump Aide Follows Up With Video Receipt
deadline.comThe heated on-air dispute between MSNBC‘s Ari Melber and Donald Trump campaign adviser Corey Lewandowski didn’t end with Wednesday’s segment: Today, Lewandowski tweeted video that suggests he was, in fact, correct in his accusation, vociferously denied by Melber, that the MSNBC host had used the word “spectacle” in reference to Trump’s ear bandage.
On Wednesday’s The Beat with Ari Melber, Lewandowski deflected Melber’s questions about his testimony during the House Judiciary Committee hearing that he had made false claims to the media about his involvement on Trump’s behalf during the Mueller investigation.
Instead of addressing that question, Lewandowski repeatedly accused Melber of falsely stating that Trump’s bandage was used as a “spectacle” by Trump.
After much back-and-forth, Melber addressed Lewandowski’s accusation by stating that the “spectacle” quote had been falsely reported by Fox News and that Lewandowski was getting his mistaken information from the internet.
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