A top White House official found himself in the middle of a political storm after he indicated, only to walk back later, that
Responding to a question during the press conference, Mulvaney said, Did (Trump) also mention to me in the past that the corruption related to the DNC server? Absolutely, no question about that. But that was it. That's why we held up the money."
Mulvaney, however, slammed the media, saying, Once again, the media has decided to misconstrue my comments to advance a biased and political witch-hunt against President Trump. Let me be clear, there was absolutely no quid pro quo between Ukrainian military aid and any investigation into the 2016 election."
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