Jake Tapper accused of throwing CNN staff 'under the bus,' double standards on booking guests who 'lie'

CNN anchor Jake Tapper is under fire for his inconsistencies when it comes to booking guests on his programs and is being accused of throwing his staff “under the bus.”

"Yeah, I mean this is something that I wrestle with every day… which is I have not booked, since the election, anyone who’s engaged in these lies. I just, I haven’t… If you’re willing to lie about that, what else are you willing to lie about? And why should my viewers listen to you?" Tapper told New York Times podcast host Kara Swisher on May 27. "Now if they came to me and said that they wanted to, I don’t think any of them, Scalise or McCarthy or Stefanik, have faced a tough interview at all about it. So I might be willing to interview one of them to talk about this, to talk about their election lies and what they’re doing. But I’m not asking for the interview and they’re not eager to do it, no." However, Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., revealed on Friday that Tapper's staff had invited her onto his CNN programs just weeks prior as she was ascending to House leadership amid the ousting of Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., as the GOP Conference Chair, sharing screenshots of email exchanges her office had.