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Sussmann trial: Washington Post defends Clinton, claims she didn’t trigger Trump-Russia probe
Fox News ^ | 5/23/22 | Brian Flood

Posted on 05/24/2022 2:25:17 AM PDT by Libloather

The Washington Post was accused of bias on Monday after publishing a piece that claimed there is "no evidence" Hillary Clinton triggered the Russian probe despite her former campaign manager testifying that she approved distributing materials alleging a secret communications channel between the Trump Organization and Russia’s Alfa Bank to the media, despite not being "totally confident" in the legitimacy of the data.

On Friday, ex-Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook testified that his former boss approved the move when grilled during the trial of ex-Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann, who has been charged with making a false statement to the FBI.

**SNIP**

MSNBC, ABC, NBC and CBS are among the mainstream news outlets that have completely ignored the bombshell testimony, but Washington Post nation correspondent Phillip Bump took a different strategy and provided cover for Clinton.

The Post’s piece headlined, "Again: there’s no evidence Hillary Clinton triggered the Russian probe," began by criticizing a Wall Street Journal editorial board column that condemned the 2016 Democratic nominee for harming the country by pushing the narrative that Trump’s campaign colluded with Russia.

**SNIP**

Essentially, the Post’s national correspondent feels Clinton couldn’t have triggered the Russian probe, despite Mook’s damning testimony, because people were already curious about the collusion narrative.

"The Clinton campaign was following the conversation to undercut its opponent, not leading it," Bump wrote. "Put another way: Hillary Clinton didn’t do it."

The House Judiciary Committee’s Republicans are among the critics of the liberal newspaper’s framing.

"Can’t make up the bias sometimes," the House Judiciary GOP tweeted.

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Conspiracy; Education; History
KEYWORDS: 2016; hillary; probe; russia; russiahoax; sussmann
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Has anyone asked Cankles about it yet?
1 posted on 05/24/2022 2:25:17 AM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather

Put the com-Post out of business, sue and fine them into oblivion for printing fake news and lies.


2 posted on 05/24/2022 2:35:20 AM PDT by exnavy (we are not a democracy.)
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To: Libloather
The Washington Post was accused of bias on Monday after publishing a piece that claimed there is "no evidence" Hillary Clinton triggered the Russian probe

Hmmm, didn’t see that coming. 😀

3 posted on 05/24/2022 2:36:03 AM PDT by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF pilot. USAF aviation runs in the family )
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To: Libloather

Food for thought American voters. Very, very few Democrats want to be near or with their Fake, Illegal, POTUS, Failure, Joe Biden!!! Even the ever political Democrat, Stacy Abrams of Georgia wants Biden to stay away from her campaign and urges Biden to hide in his basement somewhere. No Georgia campaigning for Criminal, toxic, useless, Democrat, Joe Biden who is now fully toxic...no one wants to be near him that is running for public office as a Democrat!!! Go Figure folks!!! Biden has become a “ZERO” political asset from A-Z!!!


4 posted on 05/24/2022 2:40:52 AM PDT by JLAGRAYFOX (Defeat both the Republican (e) & Democrat (e) political parties....Forever!!!)
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To: Libloather

In my opinion, there is “no evidence” that France exists.


5 posted on 05/24/2022 2:44:21 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (It's hard to "Believe all women" when judges say "I don't know what a woman is".)
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To: Libloather

This is like saying Hitler was not responsible for Nazi ideology, that Goebbles wrote it actually, or something to that nature. Utter BS.


6 posted on 05/24/2022 2:55:30 AM PDT by JudgemAll (Democrats Fed. job-security in hates:hypocrites must be gay like us or be tested/crucified)
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To: Libloather

I half expected that by about the third post, there would be the three guys with the caption of “and this is where we throw our heads back laughing....” Well, you know the one.


7 posted on 05/24/2022 3:04:46 AM PDT by hecticskeptic
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"no evidence""

WP: "There's no evidence hillary triggered it."

Durham: "Sure there is. I have the evidence here. You can see it. All you have to do is look."

WP: "Nope. There's no evidence, so we're not going to look at the evidence."

8 posted on 05/24/2022 3:15:59 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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Don’t let the evidences get in the way of your BS, WAPO and FloodIdiot......


9 posted on 05/24/2022 3:34:01 AM PDT by cranked
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Wenn der Führer nur wüsste!


10 posted on 05/24/2022 3:34:27 AM PDT by Roccus (First we beat the Nazis........Then we defeated the Soviets....... Now, we are them)
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Does this not prove that Lefties like Bump are irrational and impossible to convince no matter how much proven evidence there is.

They are the stubborn children who put their fingers in their little ears and sing...LA LA LA LA.

But in the end, they are to be pitied because they gave up their brains to be accepted into little groups of lying, cheating, corrupt individuals who have no conscience.


11 posted on 05/24/2022 3:35:59 AM PDT by Maris Crane
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To: Libloather

They have facts, we have our truths.. is what they live by.


12 posted on 05/24/2022 3:42:53 AM PDT by TiGuy22
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To: Libloather

Where is Miss Supercalifragilistic when you need her?


13 posted on 05/24/2022 3:46:30 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: Maris Crane

It is way beyond irrational .... they are filled with evil. They need to be opposed on every front. We have no common ground on anything.


14 posted on 05/24/2022 3:55:19 AM PDT by Susquehanna Patriot
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To: Libloather

Evidence and facts don’ matter to the Left — and they never have. They only resort to those things if it happens to support their narrative.


15 posted on 05/24/2022 3:57:49 AM PDT by rbg81
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They are the stubborn children who put their fingers in their little ears and sing...LA LA LA LA.


They can do that because, at this point in time, they are the opinion setters for the “Elite”. As such, they will always have a reader base no matter what they print. They could claim that the sun is blue and the readers of their paper would take it as gospel.

Is it possible that this will change over time? Sure. Especially if they continue to be wrong. But it will probably not change significantly in my lifetime.


16 posted on 05/24/2022 4:01:36 AM PDT by rbg81
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To: TiGuy22

This is expansion on what they believe and live by -

Only they have the facts

Only they have the science

Only they are upright, fair, just and moral

Only they have public and private civility

Only they are kind, understanding and nonjudgemental

Only they are non-racist

Only they are fit to lead people

Only they know and own the truth.


17 posted on 05/24/2022 4:04:18 AM PDT by Susquehanna Patriot
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To: Libloather

Huh, I kind of read. The testimony differently . . .


18 posted on 05/24/2022 4:58:12 AM PDT by MCSETots
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To: Libloather

There are two separate forms of justice in America. One for the Dems and none for the Repubs.


19 posted on 05/24/2022 5:47:40 AM PDT by bray (The Vax is fake and deadly)
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To: Libloather

I have seen nothing about Mook Clinton Alfa Bank in the New York Times. Nothing. Yes I use ‘search’. I subscribed to get news from the other side.


20 posted on 05/24/2022 6:14:21 AM PDT by olepap
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