Ex-Trump Aide Sam Nunberg Reverses Course On The Russia Probe: ‘I Don’t Think It’s A Witch Hunt’

Nearly a week after he seemingly endured a public meltdown across multiple cable television interviews, former Donald Trump aide Sam Nunberg testified before a grand jury as a part of the special prosecutor’s ongoing Russia probe. The ex-aide then sat down with Good Morning America not long after for his first post-testimony interview, during which he walked back his previous declaration that Robert Mueller’s independent investigation was nothing more than a “witch hunt,” adding that the contentious probe was “warranted.”

“The president’s right, it’s a witch hunt,” Nunberg previously told MSNBC on Monday. “Why does Bob Mueller need to see my emails when I send Roger and Steve clips, and we talk about how much we hate people” Less than a week later, however, the ex-aide was singing a completely different tune for ABC News. “No, I don’t think it’s a witch hunt. It’s warranted because there’s a lot there and that’s the sad truth,” he said, adding: “I don’t believe it leads to the president.”

Despite his insisting that whatever may have happened between elements of the Trump presidential campaign and Russia, Trump himself was not involved, Nunberg didn’t hold back when discussing Russia’s alleged election tampering. “I think Vladimir Putin, if you look at it objectively, is really taking advantage of the president,” he declared. “Vladimir Putin, I think we all can agree, wanted Donald Trump to win.”

Though the ex-aide was also quick to boost his own profile when it came to the apparent “meltdown” he had on Monday. “People say I had a meltdown on TV? I melted TV down that day,” Nunberg exclaimed. “I wanted to show what this independent counsel, this independent investigation, does to people like me.”

(Via ABC News)