During White House briefing, OAN correspondent suggests Trump lawyers depose Joe Scarborough over conspiracy theory claims
OAN's Chanel Rion: “If Joe Scarborough were innocent, couldn't he sue the president for defamation?”
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From the May 28, 2020, edition of One America News Network’s Wall to Wall Live
KAYLEIGH MCENANY (WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY): Chanel?
CHANEL RION (CHIEF WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT, ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK): Thank you, Kayleigh.
If Joe Scarborough were innocent, couldn't he sue the president for defamation? And then, in turn, couldn't President Trump's attorneys immediately depose Joe Scarborough for — and allow him to go under oath, and explain how, you know, this 28-year old woman was found dead by his desk with multiple skull fractures? Wouldn't the president welcome a defamation suit from Joe Scarborough?
MCENANY: So on that, I would just refer you back to some of my previous comments, that the audio on the Don Imus show was very disturbing, where there is a lot of laughing and joking about this matter. That certainly is not a laughing and joking matter.
RION: I mean, do you think that Scarborough has grounds to do so?
MCENANY: I have no further comments, other than to just point back to the Don Imus audio.