Tout les Toobz are buzzing this morning over a weird e-hooley between Mike (Payola) Allen and Sean Spicer, whose post-White House Redemption Tour has hit a few snags since he turned up at the Emmys like mold in the wainscoting. Before we begin, I have to ask: Do I really have to pick a side here?

Anyway, Allen tried to get in touch with Spicer via text and the former White House spokesfibber seems to have gone up the wall. From Josh’s joint:

Allen wrote in Axios Thursday morning that when he had learned Spicer has a propensity for taking detailed notes—something that could be of interest to special counsel Robert Mueller as he investigates President Donald Trump’s actions—he sent Spicer a text message asking about his note-taking practices at the White House. Spicer refused to answer Allen’s questions, though. “Mike, please stop texting/emailing me unsolicited anymore,” Spicer responded, per Allen. Pressed by the reporter, Spicer sent another text message reading, “From a legal standpoint I want to be clear: Do not email or text me again. Should you do again I will report to the appropriate authorities.” The former press secretary followed up with a similar email, threatening to “contact the appropriate legal authorities to address your harassment,” according to Allen.

Someone’s hearing the Hound of the Muellervilles howling out of the encroaching fog.

I will make the Toby Ziegler Bet—all of the money in my pockets against all the money in your pockets—that Spicer’s lawyers told him not to comment and, in his feverish fugitive’s brain, he translated this into some sort of criminality on Allen’s part simply for trying to get into contact with him. Life is getting stressful for some folks on the Trump Train.

But, still, do I really have to pick a side?



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Charles P. Pierce Charles P Pierce is the author of four books, most recently Idiot America, and has been a working journalist since 1976.

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