Raw Story reports:

During a combative interview with CNN’s Alisyn Camerota, White House counselor Kellyanne Conway refused to say why President Donald Trump waited 42 days before admitting he did not have secret Oval Office tapes with ex-FBI director James Comey on them.

“Why did the president 42 days ago suggest that there might be audiotapes of his conversations with James Comey?” Camerota asked. “So the president made clear yesterday and in an interview aired early this morning, Alisyn, on Fox News, that he doesn’t have tapes — didn’t make tapes, but –,” Conway replied as the CNN host cut her off.

“Why did he suggest 42 days ago he did?” Camerota pressed. “He cleared it up in due course,” Conway parried. “But why did we live this charade, there might be tapes or might not?” Camerota pressed again. “There was no charade,” Conway shot back.