'I don't recall': Stammering Hillary plays dumb on Assange; Would Trump get away with this?

https://twitter.com/LilMissRightie/status/783422333025411072

As Twitchy told you yesterday, Wikileaks has asserted that Hillary Clinton asked if it would be possible to drone Julian Assange. At a press conference this afternoon, Hillary addressed the alleged remark. Well, sort of:

Hillary Clinton: If I talked about droning Julian Assange, "it would have been a joke." pic.twitter.com/WuMI2p080M

— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) October 4, 2016

Transcript:

Reporter: Did you ever joke about droning Assange?

Clinton: Well, I don’t know anything about what he’s talking about, and I don’t recall any joke. It would’ve been a joke if it had been said, but I don’t recall that.

Uh-huh.

https://twitter.com/Coondawg68/status/783428167100956674

It’s not even very convincing spin. Is she telling the truth? Maybe. Is she lying? Don’t put it past her. But one thing’s for sure: She’s extremely fortunate in there’s very little chance that the media will probe the issue any deeper. The same can’t be said for her main rival for the presidency:

Can you imagine the outrage if Trump said it

— Dawn Sweeney (@DawnDCS92) October 4, 2016

We don’t have to imagine it; we’ve seen it time and time again.

Trump jokes about a baby and people freak out. https://t.co/U328tTDKUX

— Jason (@jasonelevation) October 4, 2016

Oh. Ok. Jokes about murder no biggie but call someone out on their weight – unforgivable! #lyinghillary

— ӏɑƒօ×??✭ (@lfoxy23) October 4, 2016

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@HillaryClinton can joke but @realDonaldTrump can't? Clinton standards #WakeUpAmerica

— ❌Samuel Culper❌ (@MoJr13) October 4, 2016

But you know Trump can't joke…if Trump said that it… he meant it literally……. stupid media!!!

— #* (@playboisey) October 4, 2016

It's ok for #HillaryClinton to JOKE about that?! Double standards… if Trump had said these words we'd never hear the end of it

— Thorazine Shuffle™ (@MyThorazine) October 4, 2016

If the media want to try to catch Trump in a lie or force him to explain himself, that’s fine. But if they go after him and let Hillary off the hook, they’re every bit as biased and unprofessional as their detractors claim.