It won’t matter much if Hutchinson’s claims are debunked. Wild claims about Trump are front-page news. Retractions are on page 20, right after the English soccer scores.
Yes, this has been the MO since 2016. Sensational headlines, truth leaking out in dribs and drabs days later which a certain percentage of the public, having lost interest, will never hear. The rats & their media toads know it.