"The former president has also announced he'll be hosting a press conference that day which, I think if anything proves he's still getting terrible advice from folks around him," said Farah, during an interview with CNN's Kaitlin Collins, per a report by the Independent. Trump would be better off remaining silent on January 6, said Alyssa Farah, who worked for the former president as the White House's director of strategic communications. It would be a "wise day" for him to stay silent, Farah added.įormer President Donald Trump, who plans to hold a press conference on the anniversary of the Capitol riot, is getting "terrible advice" from his inner circle, said a former aide. Melendez closed by saying, "All right, Baba Booey to you" - a reference to the Stern show.Īssociated Press writers Catherine Lucey and Jill Colvin contributed to this report.Former President Donald Trump will hold a press conference at Mar-A-Lago on the anniversary of the Capitol riot.Īlyssa Farah, who worked for the former president, told CNN that this shows he is getting "terrible advice." In response, Trump said he wanted to take care of the situation "every bit as much as anybody else" and went on to cite his standard position on immigration reform.Īsked if he would go more moderate or more conservative in his selection of a Supreme Court justice to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy, Trump said he had "a big list of people. Melendez, pretending to be the senator, told the president that "obviously my constituents are giving me a lot of beans about this immigration thing." He asked what he could tell them was being done. Menendez's trial on corruption charges ended in a hung jury and a mistrial last year, and the Justice Department early this year decided to drop all charges against him. What Trump was referring to wasn't clear. You went through a tough, tough situation and I don't think a very fair situation, but congratulations." The White House was told Thursday that Menendez hadn't reached out to Trump, said a person familiar with the call who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss it.Īs played on Melendez's "Stuttering John Podcast," the conversation with Trump was relatively benign, with the president greeting the senator as "Bob" and offering "congratulations on everything." He added: "Congratulations, great job. Melendez in an effort to repair his damaged ego." And I am concerned that he will attempt to make an example out of Mr. He later said that he was being represented by attorney Michael Avenatti, who skyrocketed to fame earlier this year for his representation of Stormy Daniels, a porn actress who alleges an affair with Trump.Īvenatti confirmed late Sunday that Melendez was his client, adding that he had been in touch with the Secret Service, but said no interview was planned for Monday.Īsked why he took the case, Avenatti said: "I think it demonstrates the complete incompetence of the president and many of those around him. On Sunday, Melendez tweeted that he had been contacted by the Secret Service for a Monday interview. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and said he was connected to Trump while the president was traveling after a Wednesday night rally in North Dakota. The White House declined to discuss the incident.Ĭomedian John Melendez, known as "Stuttering John" from his years on "The Howard Stern Show," released audio of his prank call with Trump on his podcast last Thursday. WASHINGTON - A comedian says he spoke with President Donald Trump by phone after posing as a senator and that the call was patched through while the president was aboard Air Force One.
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