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Read CNN's response to Trump's accusations of false reporting
CNN ^ | 1/11/2016 | CNN

Posted on 01/11/2017 8:45:52 PM PST by greeneyes

CNN)CNN's decision to publish carefully sourced reporting about the operations of our government is vastly different than Buzzfeed's decision to publish unsubstantiated memos.

The Trump team knows this. They are using Buzzfeed's decision to deflect from CNN's reporting, which has been matched by the other major news organizations. We are fully confident in our reporting.

It represents the core of what the First Amendment protects, informing the people of the inner workings of their government; in this case, briefing materials prepared for President Obama and President-elect Trump last week.

We made it clear that we were not publishing any of the details of the 35-page document because we have not corroborated the report's allegations.

Given that members of the Trump transition team have so vocally criticized our reporting, we encourage them to identify, specifically, what they believe to be inaccurate.

Read CNN's exclusive report: Intel chiefs presented Trump with claims of Russian efforts to compromise him

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


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government
KEYWORDS: fakenews
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To: greeneyes

Wonder if CNN will survive 2017? #FakeNews


21 posted on 01/11/2017 9:01:38 PM PST by BAW (It is Yuge!)
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To: greeneyes
CNN used their 'credibility' as a major news org as a weapon against a president elect that they don't approve of. To let unsubstantiated, unsourced BS just hang is tantamount to yellow journalism and is an unfair attack of the worst kind. They knew exactly what they were doing. It's something they'd never stand for being used against any of the democrats that they support endlessly.

It proves everything we've always thought about their unbelievable bias, in spades. President Trump should never take another question from them again. They should be laughed out of the press room from now on.

22 posted on 01/11/2017 9:02:28 PM PST by Bullish (May as well just rename Hollywood---> Hypocrite city)
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To: greeneyes

CNN= a bunch of rat turds


23 posted on 01/11/2017 9:02:56 PM PST by LeoWindhorse (America First !)
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To: dr_lew

Well I’m soooo grateful that you are amused.


24 posted on 01/11/2017 9:03:02 PM PST by greeneyes
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To: bigbob

Daily Caller has two stories up that are missing from Free Republic.

One reports that Michael Cohen could have a defamation suit against BuzzFeed, as a private citizen plaintiff.

The second reports this British disinformation hit man was also hired by Planned Parenthood to create positive spin on their sale of baby parts.


25 posted on 01/11/2017 9:04:16 PM PST by RitaOK (Viva Christo Rey! Public Education/Academia is the farm team for more Marxists coming.... infinitum.)
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To: riverdawg

I also read that Cohen posted a copy of his passport proving it.


26 posted on 01/11/2017 9:04:28 PM PST by greeneyes
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To: greeneyes

This from the organization that told you it was illegal for anybody but the media to look at the WikiLeaks documents.


27 posted on 01/11/2017 9:05:19 PM PST by thoughtomator (Purple: the color of sedition)
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To: greeneyes

Here is the 1st reporting of this manufactured inuendo of scandalous and scurilous lies.

6 minute video in the link
http://mediamatters.org/video/2017/01/10/veteran-journalist-carl-bernstein-intel-chiefs-presented-trump-claims-russian-efforts-compromise-him/214971


28 posted on 01/11/2017 9:05:21 PM PST by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway - "Enjoy Yourself" ala Louis Prima)
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To: greeneyes
The Establishment had best be VERY careful.

The Deplorables aren't going to want to play nice if the Establishment weasels try to do something to our new President.

29 posted on 01/11/2017 9:09:22 PM PST by kiryandil (Will Hillary's BrownShirt Media thugs demand that The Deplorables all wear six-pointed Orange Stars?)
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To: thoughtomator

LOL. That’s right. Cuomo wasn’t it? I’d forgotten about that. What interesting times we live in. Most interesting post - election ever.


30 posted on 01/11/2017 9:09:32 PM PST by greeneyes
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To: Grampa Dave

“..CNN the originators of Fake News!”

Yes, they are good at fake news about fake news....


31 posted on 01/11/2017 9:09:34 PM PST by EagleUSA
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To: Vendome

Thanks for the link.


32 posted on 01/11/2017 9:10:32 PM PST by greeneyes
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To: greeneyes

They couldn’t substantiate it, so they ran with innuendo. But that’s supposed to be O.K. Because, in the spirit of Dan Rather, it isn’t the truthfulness of the source, it’s the seriousness of the charge!


33 posted on 01/11/2017 9:11:21 PM PST by the_Watchman
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To: Bullish

They jumped the shark months ago, and now they are headed into the abyss. LOL


34 posted on 01/11/2017 9:12:15 PM PST by greeneyes
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To: greeneyes

They were punked, fell for it, and refuse to admit it.


35 posted on 01/11/2017 9:12:19 PM PST by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!)
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To: Parley Baer

Irrelevant. This became one story when Buzzfeed leaked the “report”. CNN owns it all.


36 posted on 01/11/2017 9:12:34 PM PST by lodi90
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To: greeneyes

De Nada....


37 posted on 01/11/2017 9:12:58 PM PST by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway - "Enjoy Yourself" ala Louis Prima)
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To: greeneyes

Well done!


38 posted on 01/11/2017 9:12:59 PM PST by EliRoom8
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To: DesertRhino
How Trump deals with CNN sets the stage. When the Soviets saw Reagan fore all the air traffic controllers, they knew they weren’t going to push him around.

I made that very point myself on an earlier thread. When Reagan fired PATCO, the Russians said to themselves, "This is a man who means what he says." It influenced Soviet/US relations for the rest of the Reagan administration.

I sure miss him.

How Trump brings CNN to heel and destroys Buzzfeed will be closely watched by every bully on earth.

Yup.

39 posted on 01/11/2017 9:13:00 PM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: RitaOK

“One reports that Michael Cohen could have a defamation suit against BuzzFeed, as a private citizen plaintiff.”

Oh, make so!


40 posted on 01/11/2017 9:13:14 PM PST by Fai Mao (PIAPS for Prison)
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