Jay Sekulow, a member of President Trump's legal team, repeatedly said on four television shows June 18 that Trump isn't under investigation by the special counsel. [Trump lawyer insists there is no obstruction investigation — but then hedges]All told, Sekulow came off a bit like a Washington novice, which he’s definitely not. White-collar defense lawyers, particularly those who defend political figures, form a small community in Washington, and Sekulow is not part of it. Sekulow was “rude and aggressive,” the publication wrote, “so nervous that at times he appeared nearly out of control.”Fortunately for Sekulow, it was an easy case to win. “The point here is not that he’s some kind of fringe crackpot,” MSNBC’s Steve Benen wrote of Sekulow.

Source: Washington Post June 19, 2017 10:52 UTC