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NBC News Pushes Story Citing Putin to Discredit Hunter Biden Bombshell
NewsBusters ^ | 10/27/2020 | Joseph Vazquez

Posted on 10/27/2020 11:00:56 AM PDT by JV3MRC

NBC News, which helped push the Trump-Russia hoax for nearly four years, is now using Russian President Vladimir Putin as a source to try to discredit President Donald Trump for criticizing Hunter Biden’s alleged nefarious dealings in Ukraine.

The New York Post had dropped a bombshell reportedly exposing Hunter Biden’s business affairs in Ukraine, while his father, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, was Vice President of the United States.

The story, headlined “Putin rejects Trump's criticism of Hunter Biden's business,” was a repost from liberal outlet Reuters. The article argued that “Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that he saw nothing criminal in Hunter Biden's past business ties with Ukraine or Russia, marking out his disagreement with one of Donald Trump's attack lines in the U.S. presidential election.” The sub-headline for the piece was just as bad: “The Russian president took the time to knock down what he made clear he regarded as false allegations from Trump about the Bidens.” Did NBC News forget that NBC Today co-host Hoda Kotb had just pushed a conspiracy theory that Hunter’s laptop discovery was part of a “Russian disinformation effort aimed at influencing the U.S. Election”?

Even when Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe shot down that theory, NBC News dismissed him and proceeded to push the theory anyway. The outlet apparently didn’t believe Putin trying to gaslight Americans on Hunter Biden’s actions in Ukraine was disinformation.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: hunterbiden; joebiden; nbcnews; vladimirputin
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1 posted on 10/27/2020 11:00:56 AM PDT by JV3MRC
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NBC = Nobody Cares


2 posted on 10/27/2020 11:02:00 AM PDT by DarthVader (Not by speeches & majority decisions will the great issues th the day be decided but by Blood & Iron)
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To: JV3MRC

Isn’t that Russian collusion?

NBC? Hello?


3 posted on 10/27/2020 11:03:27 AM PDT by calenel (Don't panic. Prepare and be vigilant. Join the war effort. On the human side.)
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Bwahahahahaha, real Russian collusion with Putin. Bwahahahahahahaha


4 posted on 10/27/2020 11:04:09 AM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: JV3MRC

Innocent people are guilty — because Russia.
And guilty people are innocent — also because Russia.


5 posted on 10/27/2020 11:04:18 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (If White Privilege is real, why did Elizabeth Warren lie about being an Indian?)
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To: JV3MRC

Very stupid of NBC.


6 posted on 10/27/2020 11:06:41 AM PDT by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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Yet the media calls it “Russian disinformation”. Can’t have it both ways.


7 posted on 10/27/2020 11:09:05 AM PDT by beethovenfan (Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin)
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So, the NYT is pushing Russian disinformation! Suddenly, Putin is treated as a reliable source because he pushes back against the Biden story! Putin clearly has a motive to criticize the Biden story because he wants Biden to win, and the story might hurt Biden and help Trump. Trump has been a pain in the ass for Russia, no matter how much the press lies about it.


8 posted on 10/27/2020 11:10:01 AM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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At this point, these former news operations are campaign staff for the left. And they think we’re not noticing.


9 posted on 10/27/2020 11:13:40 AM PDT by cicero2k
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I suspect that what he was talking about is whether the Russians who interfaced with Biden violated Russian law. For example was it a violation of Russian law for a Russian oligarch to give Biden $3,5 million? I don’t think Putin knows much about American law. He was most likely commenting on whether the Russians could be prosecuted for violating Russian law.


10 posted on 10/27/2020 11:14:09 AM PDT by Brilliant
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"Yet the media calls it “Russian disinformation”. Can’t have it both ways."

"Oh what a tangled web we weave . . . " You are exactly right. Treating Putin as a reliable source on this topic contradicts everything they've been saying about him for four years, i.e., that he supports Trump and Trump is working on his behalf.

But here he is downplaying a story that might help Trump, and suddenly he is to be taken as a credible source with no possible ulterior motive.
11 posted on 10/27/2020 11:15:00 AM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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Don’t need this story for Trump to win. When Trump is re-elected he does not the media’s blessing to go after the Bidens. For a solid year, Sean Hannity talked about Bill Ayers and Obama and it did not move the needle at all. We still sit around here whining about the MSM, like they re going to someone be reasoned with. THEY NEED TO BE DESTROYED. This can be done legislatively first with changes to libel laws and possibly a constitutional Amendment to make certain political speech libelous when it comes to the media. Meaning candidates can sue when bald-faced lies are parroted. The founding Father’s never expected the 1st Amendment to be bastardized this way. Imagine 100s of millions in lawsuits against ABC, MSNBC the NYT etc. They would out of business in a year.


12 posted on 10/27/2020 11:15:21 AM PDT by pburgh01 (It's the FLU!)
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Based on everything they’ve said about Russia, how could Putin vouching for you possibly be helpful?


13 posted on 10/27/2020 11:18:38 AM PDT by Williams (Stop Tolerating The Intolerant)
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So we are supposed to believe Russian disinformation that there is no Russian disinformation?


14 posted on 10/27/2020 11:19:16 AM PDT by Yo-Yo ( is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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The story, headlined “Putin rejects Trump's criticism of Hunter Biden's business,” was a repost from liberal outlet Reuters.

This Trump, what a loser! He sucks at being a racist. He sucks at being a dictator. And now he sucks at being in collusion with Putin and Russia. He just can't get anything right.

15 posted on 10/27/2020 11:22:29 AM PDT by Dahoser (Not separation of church and state, but of media and state.)
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NBC: Putin Says That Story We Won't Talk About Is No Big Deal


16 posted on 10/27/2020 11:23:43 AM PDT by kiryandil (Chris Wallace: Because someone has to drive the Clown Car)
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The article argued that “Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that he saw nothing criminal in Hunter Biden’s past business ties with Ukraine or Russia...

So the MSM is citing Putin as their witness? Makes as much sense as Biden campaigning by staying in his basement.


17 posted on 10/27/2020 11:24:19 AM PDT by Flick Lives (My work's illegal, but at least it's honest. - Capt. Malcolm Reynolds)
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I don’t mind going to a Chinese death camp as long as Hunter Biden gets to sniff cocaine off of some whore’s ass.


18 posted on 10/27/2020 11:28:08 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
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To: pburgh01

Yeah I know Trump’s gonna win anyway. The media is destroying their own reputation and credibility by acting like people actually believe what they say. The fact Trump is going to win anyway shows many people aren’t believing their lies. Especially this one.


19 posted on 10/27/2020 11:46:50 AM PDT by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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Now Russia and Putin have credibility?

It is so hard to keep up with.

20 posted on 10/27/2020 11:56:02 AM PDT by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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