White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Wednesday morning touted a new Washington Post report on Twitter just hours after saying it was not a credible news source.

The turnaround likely reflects the content of the Post's new story, which reports that a law firm hired by Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonJoe Biden looks to expand election battleground into Trump country Biden leads Trump by 12 points among Catholic voters: poll The Hill's Campaign Report: Biden goes on offense MORE's presidential campaign last year paid for the dossier that included salacious and unverified claims about President Trump and possible connections between his campaign and Russia.

The dossier has been a focus of numerous investigations into Russia's meddling in last year's election and whether there was collusion between members of the Trump campaign and Moscow.

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Sanders accused the Clinton campaign of lying about paying for the dossier.

"The real Russia scandal? Clinton campaign paid for the fake Russia dossier, then lied about it & covered it up," Sanders tweeted on Wednesday.

The real Russia scandal? Clinton campaign paid for the fake Russia dossier, then lied about it & covered it up. https://t.co/kR8z2zsZ7Q — Sarah Sanders (@PressSec) October 25, 2017

The afternoon before, however, Sanders told reporters in a press briefing that she "wouldn't use the Washington Post as my source" in response to a question that mentioned the Post's rejection of a claim that Sen. Bob Corker Robert (Bob) Phillips CorkerHas Congress captured Russia policy? Tennessee primary battle turns nasty for Republicans Cheney clashes with Trump MORE (R-Tenn.) had enabled the Iran nuclear deal to pass.

"You should know better than that," she added.

The Washington Post has been one of Trump's favorite targets; the president has called the publication a "lobbyist weapon" and accused it of publishing "Fake News."