"A White House official said that "no one at the White House knew about the investigative tactics being used in the (fill in the blank)_______, let alone any decision to let (fill in the blank______) "
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"Let me be clear. The reason I haven't spoken to you before now is this: You deserve the truth. And as frustrating as the waiting has been, I felt it was improper to come to you with sketchy reports, or possibly even erroneous statements, which would then have to be corrected, creating even more doubt and confusion. There's been enough of that."
Part 2
"First, let me be clear and say I take full responsibility for my own actions and for those of my administration. As angry as I may be about activities undertaken without my knowledge, I am still accountable for those activities. As disappointed as I may be in some who served me, I'm still the one who must answer to the American people for this behavior."
"Let me be clear, a few months ago I told you
folks I did not ..... My heart and my best intentions still tell me that's true, but the facts and the evidence tell me it is not. ....This runs counter to my own beliefs, to administration policy, and to the original strategy we had in mind."
