- White House senior counselor Kellyanne Conway debated with CNN's Brian Stelter over the media's coverage of investigations into whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russia in the 2016 election.
- Stelter called it a "big story" and Conway repeatedly denied Russia's interference had anything to do with the Trump campaign.
- Conway also attacked special counsel Robert Mueller's team of "Democratic donors."
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'What constitutional crisis are we facing right now?': Kellyanne Conway spars with Brian Stelter in heated interview on Russia's election interference
Conway also attacked special counsel Robert Mueller and his team of "Democratic donors."
White House counselor Kellyanne Conway spars with CNN's Brian Stelter.
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sparred with CNN host Brian Stelter Sunday over whether the media should be covering the ongoing controversy over the Trump campaign's ties to Russia, and whether it colluded with Moscow during the 2016 election to undermine Hillary Clinton's campaign.
Stelter told Conway on "Reliable Sources" that Russia was a big story because "journalists love America and America was attacked last year. And America's probably going to be attacked again next year around the midterms, when you call it a hoax."
Stelter's "hoax" comment was likely referring to Trump and his administration's repeated efforts to paint the Russia investigation as a "witch hunt" led by Democrats to damage Trump's presidency.
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The Trump campaign is currently under investigation by the FBI, spearheaded by special counsel Robert Mueller, and committees in the House and the Senate for its possible role in Russia's efforts to meddle in last year's election.
In January, Russian officialsTrump has repeatedly denied that Russia interfered in the election.
Conway responded to Stelter by questioning what the Russia investigation or Russia's alleged interference in the 2016 election has to do with the Trump campaign.
"That may be because by the time you became campaign manager, the deal was already in. The conversations were already had," Stelter replied.
"That's just not true," Conway shot back.
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Earlier on Sunday, new White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci told CNN that Trump is still not convinced of Russia's involvement.
Host Ainsley Earhardt pointed out that some members of Mueller's team had donated thousands of dollars to Democrats in the past.
"This is just a witch hunt," Conway said in response. "It's all a hoax, and now they're going in all types of different directions, but I think that the information you just shared is relevant information for America to have. People should know what folks' past and their motivations and their political motivations are. These weren't minor donations."
As the Russia investigation widens in scope, Trump has also reportedly been exploring the limits of his pardoning powers, and even raised the question of pardoning himself if the need arises, according to a Thursday Washington Post report.
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