“Tips For Reading Washington Post Stories About Trump Based On Anonymous Leaks”
May 16, 2017
http://thefederalist.com/2017/05/16/tips-for-reading-washington-post-stories-about-trump-based-on-anonymous-leaks/
1.
Washington Post claimed “Rosenstein threatened to resign”
But the “person close to the White House” who made the claim without using his or her name was contradicted by none other than Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein himself. The next day he said, “I’m not quitting” when asked by reporters. “No,” he said to the follow-up question of whether he had threatened to quit.
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Washington Post claimed: “FBI Director James B. Comey requested more resources from the Justice Department for his bureau’s investigation into collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russian government, according to two officials with knowledge of the discussion.”
Anonymous sources again had something very different to say from people whose comments were tied to their names, who all denied the report.
3.
Washington Post claimed: “reports that Comey had requested more funding or other resources for the Russia investigation”
The next day under oath, acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe repeatedly denied that the probe into Russia was undersourced or requiring any additional funds. [and/or other resources]
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Previous Washington Post stories sourced to anonymous “officials” have fallen apart,
Each of these stories were explosive breaking news that served an anti-Trump narrative but later turned out to be false.
This is what we have... there is no justice dept...no judge.. no one who would be someone Trump could trust to do anything they are now doing. It’s all aimed at Trump. Now, Trump is the President of the United States.. will his private attorney.. or his sons... or his wife... please tell Trump to FIRE the whole lot of them. When he does that, I’ll know he’s serious about winning this thing! He can’t continue letting the fox eat the chickens on the farm...