LOL!
Fred handled this perfectly.
Meet the Press transcript:
“MR. THOMPSON: Nobodys made any accusations that hes done anything illegal with regard to our campaign. Now, what, what I understand is, from, from, from reading this story and from, from third parties is that when, when, when Phil was in his 20s, 24 years ago or something like that, these things came about. I know thatI did not know about that. They were in Florida; I was in Tennessee. After this he moved to Tennessee. I know Phil is a good man. He is my friend. He is going to remain my friend. He didnt go to jail, he got probation, hes paid his debt to society and turned himself around and become a good, productive, successful citizen. And Im going to have to take a look at it. Im going to have to talk to Phil, make sure I understand the nature of the situation and figure out what the right thing is. Im not going to throw my friend under the bus for something he did, you know, 25 years ago if hes OK now. On the other hand, Im running for president, IIve got, you know, to, to do the right thing, you know, and problems occur, and Ill just have to figure it out.”