In which case we don't even really need his statement. We have abundant evidence of his being close friends with many people of color in New York, his having proposed to a black woman, his kissing the hand of a black woman who had lost her cop daughter - and Dems never even questioning their former backer UNTIL he threatened their illegal vote faucet by proposing to actually enforce border law instead of holding it in contempt. AND they could score political points off him - screw ethics and honesty - by pushing the lie.
Any wonder I walked away from that corrupt party?
The reporting I saw was about 6k, not 2.
There are many many many more bugs out there. Hence my cockroach point to help people revive their lost ability to question authority.