Sam Nunberg Thinks His Media Blitz ‘Made For Good TV’
Sam Nunberg Image by Youtube
By Ari Feldman March 8, 2018
Sam Nunberg, the former Trump campaign aide who railed against his boss on multiple cable news shows Monday, told the New York Times that he is proud of his performance.
“I do believe that Donald Trump and Roger Stone are right: No publicity is bad publicity,” he said, referring also to the political operative who shaped Trump’s offensive, bare-knuckle campaign style. “To me, it made for good TV, and everybody’s talking about me.”
But does Nunberg have anything worthwhile for Robert Mueller?
Nunberg’s erratic appearances Monday came after he vowed to fight a subpoena to testify before a grand jury as part of Mueller’s investigation into the Trump campaign. On Monday, Nunberg appeared agnostic about Trump’s possible collusion with the Russian government, saying at times that he thinks he did something “wrong” and at others insisting Trump is innocent.
Questions remain about whether the spectacle was alcohol fueled. Erin Burnett on CNN said she smelled alcohol on his breath, and friends of his told the Times that Nunberg has struggled with sobriety.
It will take Mueller’s team to figure out if Nunberg has anything useful for them.
“I’m completely cooperating,” Nunberg said.
Contact Ari Feldman at [email protected] or on Twitter @aefeldman
Why I became the Forward’s Editor-in-Chief
- Alyssa Katz, Editor-in-Chief
You are surely a friend of the Forward if you’re reading this. And so it’s with excitement and awe — of all that the Forward is, was, and will be — that I introduce myself to you as the Forward’s newest editor-in-chief.
And what a time to step into the leadership of this storied Jewish institution! For 129 years, the Forward has shaped and told the American Jewish story. I’m stepping in at an intense time for Jews the world over. We urgently need the Forward’s courageous, unflinching journalism — not only as a source of reliable information, but to provide inspiration, healing and hope.
Support our mission to tell the Jewish story fully and fairly.
