Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci Anthony ScaramucciFormer DeVos chief of staff joins anti-Trump group Scaramucci to Lemon: Trump 'doubling down' on downplaying virus 'should scare' viewers Sunday shows - Leaked audio of Trump's sister reverberates MORE on Wednesday accused President Trump Donald John TrumpFederal prosecutor speaks out, says Barr 'has brought shame' on Justice Dept. Former Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Progressive group buys domain name of Trump's No. 1 Supreme Court pick MORE of dishonesty, but said his lies were similar to those of any politician.

In an interview on CNN's "New Day," Scaramucci looked into the camera to address Trump and said, "You know, you're a politician now, so politicians lie when their lips are moving, and so all these people lie."

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"But you should probably dial down the lying, because you don't need to," he added. "You're doing a great job for the country. So dial that down, and you'll be doing a lot better."

Ex-White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci says President Trump "is a liar" https://t.co/aqEQDh335C pic.twitter.com/VylJGQjH8r — CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) October 24, 2018

During the interview, Scaramucci was pressed by CNN's John Berman on whether he would call the president a "liar."

"I asked you: What do you call someone who likes to lie? You said a scoundrel," Berman said. "Another thing you could call someone who likes to lie is a liar. Is he a liar?"

"Well, we both know that he's telling lies. So if you want me to say he's a liar, I'm happy to say he's a liar," Scaramucci replied.

Scaramucci was ousted by White House chief of staff John Kelly John Francis KellyMORE last year after a very brief stint as communications director. He has remained a somewhat critical, public supporter of the president in recent months.

In an interview earlier this week he said Kelly's "hissy fits" hurt the Trump administration.

"He hurt the morale inside the place and he’s hurt the president. And he has hissy fits," Scaramucci said on NBC's "Meet the Press."

"The good news is, I’m being vindicated by that because he’s demonstrating his personality now, the way he really is," Scaramucci added.