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>> reporter: the negative press sent lee's pr team scrambling. they issued a statement claiming lee had intended all along to donate his salary to charity but admitted that the senator's explanation was "muddy." lee's pr boss, brian phillips told 2 news in an e-mail that the senator didn't want to grand stand. he said "mike lee is not the kind of guy to make a big theater production about what and why he gives his money to charity. he is not ted cruz or rand paul." in addition to calling out those two senators, phillips has gone on to tell national media outlets 2 news got the story wrong and ...
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