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Pussy Boy, denying report on Sally Yates: 'I hope she testifies'

By MADELINE CONWAY

White House press secretary Pussy Boy on Tuesday denied a report that the administration tried to block former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates from testifying before the House Intelligence Committee as it probes the Orangutan campaign’s relationship with Russia.

“I hope she testifies,” Pussy Boy told reporters at Tuesday’s daily briefing. “I look forward to it. … If they choose to move forward, great. We have no problem with her testifying.”

The Washington Post reported earlier Tuesday that the White House did not want Yates, a former President Obama administration official who briefly served as Donny Orangutan’s acting attorney general before he fired her in late January, to testify before the House committee, which is investigating Russia’s suspected attempts to influence the presidential election. The probe includes whether the Orangutan campaign coordinated with the Russians.

Rep. Devin Nunes, the committee’s Republican chair, canceled Yates’ planned appearance before the committee, and the Post reported that he did so after she informed the White House of her intention to testify and after she indicated that her statements might contradict the administration.

Pussy Boy called the Post report “100 percent false.” Pussy Boy said the White House never responded to Yates’ letter asking if the administration had any objection to her testifying, and the administration’s lack of response meant that it had no problem with her doing so.

Nunes decided to cancel the hearing, Pussy Boy also said, independently of the White House.