That story about Sen. Lee that made him so furious? The SLC Trib published it w/VERBATIM statement

[pnwmom]

they say they got directly from Sen. Lee. The SLC Tribune published it in their "Rundown" on Jan. 7th. CNN's story was published on Jan. 8 and didn't include the statement.

What are the odds that both CNN and the Salt Lake City Tribune got the story wrong, but in the same way?

Friday, Jan. 8

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/08/politics/mike-lee-tommy-tuberville-trump-misdialed-capitol-riot/index.html

Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump and his attorney Rudy Giuliani both mistakenly made calls to Republican Sen. Mike Lee as deadly riots were unfolding at the US Capitol earlier this week, a spokesman for the senator confirmed to CNN -- calls that were intended for another GOP senator the White House was frantically trying to convince to delay the counting of Electoral College votes.

Lee's spokesman said the calls from Trump and his attorney were intended for Sen. Tommy Tuberville, a newly elected Republican from Alabama.

The effort by the White House to get Tuberville to delay certification of the votes provides insight into the President's thinking and priorities as a mob of his supporters lay siege to the iconic building. As the President worked to convince Tuberville to delay the process, he and other top White House officials did little to check in on Vice President Mike Pence while he and members of his family were inside the breached Capitol, a source close to the vice president told CNN.

Thurs. Jan. 7

https://mailchi.mp/sltrib/the-rundown-an-upsetting-day-in-america?fbclid=IwAR1JhSrGheHu2wQ5jNQu8BjVO3bsKbQlYuffIYm_XqHj6a9zAMAd4ImvSCU

Really wrong number.
Sen. Mike Lee sends The Rundown this story from the middle of the chaos during yesterday's storming of the Capitol building:

Moments after the proceedings in the Senate were halted by the Capitol Police, my phone rang. The caller ID indicated that the call was coming from the White House. I thought it was Robert O’Brien, the president’s national security advisor, calling to update me on a question I had asked him about a security threat from Iran.

To my great surprise, it was not Robert O’Brien, but President Trump on the other end of the line. My heart started to beat a little faster, as I was convinced he could only be calling to argue with me about my reading of the Twelfth Amendment and Article II, Section 1.

There was a lot of noise and commotion in the room, but I thought I heard him say “How’s it going, Tommy?”

I said, “Mr. President, this is Mike Lee.”

“No,” he insisted, “I dialed Tommy’s number.”

SNIP

[Gothmog]

1. Mike Lee is a liar