Yep. This was a pure smokescreen. ABC thought they could trot out the old "unnamed sources" ruse, and it would eclipse the Jefferson scandal, becoming tomorrow's headline and shoving the other story to page 18B.
Then the real, bonafide FBI called to refute it, and they had NO CHOICE but to report it.
I'm sure they swallowed hard, and are probably in mourning right now.
The ABC radio news guy was in the middle of salivating over the Hastert story, when he was interrupted with a "correction."
I think I heard his head explode right before he went off the air.
Brian Ross's history and legal troubles posted on #48.
HA! Sweeet. I wish I'd heard that. And Drudge still has the original "Under Investigation" headline up, so I'm sure many libs are wetting themselves, only to have their hopes dashed again.