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CNN Continues Coverup of Don Lemon Tipping Off Smollett on Police Not Buying Story
NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

Posted on 12/07/2021 3:13:42 PM PST by governsleastgovernsbest

CNN was finally forced to fire Chris Cuomo over the extensive assistance the prime-time host provided to brother Andrew regarding his various scandals.

So you might think that "The Most Trusted Name in News" would be on high alert to avoid any similar journalistic malpractice by its anchors.

But incredibly, as our Nicholas Fondacaro has reported, CNN permitted Don Lemon on his show last night to air a segment on the Smollett trial . . . without mentioning that Smollett had testified that Lemon himself had tipped him off that the Chicago police were not buying his story about being the victim of a racist, homophobic attack!

This is journalistic malpractice taken to theater-of-the-absurd heights!

CNN's coverup continued this morning.

Get the rest of the story and view the video here.

(Excerpt) Read more at newsbusters.org ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Illinois; US: New York
KEYWORDS: abelosundairo; ambimbolaosundairo; bloggers; chicago; cnn; crotchboy; degenerate; donlemon; dumblemming; genderdysphoria; homosexualagenda; illinois; jussiesmollett; liar; newyork; newyorkcity; olabinjoosundairo

1 posted on 12/07/2021 3:13:42 PM PST by governsleastgovernsbest
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To: miss marmelstein; patro; abb; SE Mom; HarleyLady27; connyankee; Behind Liberal Lines; KC_Lion; ...

The LEAST Trusted Name In News.

Ping to Liberal Media Criticism list.

Question: what possible excuse can Don Lemon have for not mentioning that he was a key part of the story?


2 posted on 12/07/2021 3:15:08 PM PST by governsleastgovernsbest (Please ping or FReepmail me to be added to the Liberal Media Criticism ping list.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Fruitcake ass flu mafia looking out for one another.


3 posted on 12/07/2021 3:15:32 PM PST by Levy78
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

New declaration by CNN will be to keep out of legal trouble, they are taking anyone off the air who is involved in a criminal investigation, in court for a crime, or accused of shaping stories as coverups for criminals or relatives.

Next hour on CNN will show an empty anchor desk set with a woman pushing a cleaning cart going by and a fellow trying to splice some sound cables together.


4 posted on 12/07/2021 3:27:34 PM PST by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: frank ballenger

LOL!

Pretty much!


5 posted on 12/07/2021 3:31:08 PM PST by governsleastgovernsbest (Please ping or FReepmail me to be added to the Liberal Media Criticism ping list.)
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To: frank ballenger

They’ll show a Ted Turner lookalike playing golf 24/7.


6 posted on 12/07/2021 3:41:25 PM PST by rfp1234 (Comitia asinorum et rhinocerum delenda sunt.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
"Smollett had testified that Lemon himself had tipped him off"
Unfortunate phraseology, at the least.
7 posted on 12/07/2021 3:48:05 PM PST by outofsalt (If history teaches us anything, it's that history rarely teaches anything.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

If CNN doesn’t pay Chris Cuomo off, watch him just trash the station’s corruption.


8 posted on 12/07/2021 3:48:55 PM PST by Spok
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To: outofsalt

LOL: if you think that’s bad, in earlier NewsBusters story it was said that “Smollett fingered Lemon” as having tipped him off!


9 posted on 12/07/2021 3:49:57 PM PST by governsleastgovernsbest (Please ping or FReepmail me to be added to the Liberal Media Criticism ping list.)
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To: outofsalt
<"Smollett had testified that Lemon himself had tipped him off"


10 posted on 12/07/2021 3:51:55 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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They’ll show a Ted Turner lookalike playing golf 24/7.

Funny.

11 posted on 12/07/2021 3:56:04 PM PST by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: outofsalt

Didn’t Chris Cuomo tip off his brother Gov. Andrew Cuomo using CNN sources? It appears Don Lemon used CNN sources to tip off his friend Jussie Smollett. Chris Cuomo was fired by CNN. Will Don Lemon be fired too? Perhaps CNN regards Don Lemon as a sacred cow who may have black privilege.


12 posted on 12/07/2021 5:16:05 PM PST by Yolanda (Jussie Smollett hoa)
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