Monday afternoon, former Trump aide Sam Nunberg said he’d been subpoenaed to appear before a federal grand jury as part of the ongoing Russia/collision investigation. Nunberg says he has no plans to present subpoenaed information or appear before the grand jury.
A defiant Nunberg spoke to the Washington Post saying “I’m not spending 80 hours going over my emails with Roger Stone and Steve Bannon and producing them. Donald Trump won this election on his own. He campaigned his ass off. And there is nobody who hates him more than me.”
Nunberg forwarded an email listed as coming from the office of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III seeking his appearance in front of the panel on Friday.Among those the subpoena requests information about are departing White House communications director Hope Hicks, former White House strategist Stephen K. Bannon, Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski and adviser Roger Stone.Nunberg said he does not plan to comply with the subpoena, including either providing testimony or documents.“Let him arrest me,” Nunberg said. “Mr. Mueller should understand I am not going in on Friday.”Nunberg said he was planning to go on Bloomberg TV and tear up the subpoena.It is unclear what actions Mueller would take if Nunberg does not appear in front of the grand jury. Nunberg, an early campaign aide, was dismissed by Trump and no longer is in his good graces.“The Russians and Trump did not collude,” Nunberg said. “Putin is too smart to collude with Donald Trump.”“I’m not spending 80 hours going over my emails with Roger Stone and Steve Bannon and producing them,” Nunberg said. “Donald Trump won this election on his own. He campaigned his ass off. And there is nobody who hates him more than me.”
Later, Nunberg called into ‘The Lead’ with Jake Tapper, where he was more than happy to share his opinions on anything, everything, and everyone in Trump World.
Nunberg reiterated his hatred for Trump, said Trump loves Corey [Lewandwoski] more, suggested Trump only likes White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders because of her father (Mike Huckabee), and claimed the entire investigation was a witch hunt.
Nunberg also claimed Trump knew Donald Trump Jr. met with the Russians, that nothing happened, nothing worth hiding anyway, and that Trump should’ve just said he was aware of the meeting and been done with it.
He then called James Comey a “disgrace” that special counselor Robert Mueller was an “honorable man” and then reiterated his refusal to help Mueller’s team create a case against Roger Stone.
In a separate tangent, Nunberg called Carter Page a “scumbag” and said he believes he definitely colluded with the Russians, and despite being named an advisor, Page was just a “name on a list.”
Just…just watch. I could not make up a story like this if I tried:
Nunberg concluded by requesting Tapper’s advise on whether he should cooperate with Mueller’s subpoena. Tapper responded, “If it were me, I would…sometimes life and special prosecutors are not fair.”
TL;DR:
CLICK HERE FOR FULL VERSION OF THIS STORY
