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More Blunders: CNN quietly backtracks another report tying Trump campaign to Russia
Posted on 12/12/17 at 9:38 am
Posted on 12/12/17 at 9:38 am
I suppose this was a 7 month long "mistake"?
More turmoil inside the propaganda arm of the Democratic Party.
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CNN quietly backtracks another report tying Trump campaign to Russia
FoxNews
CNN has gently walked back a report from earlier this year that faulted Attorney General Jeff Sessions for failing to reveal meetings he had with Russian officials when he applied for his security clearance – a disclosure he wasn’t required to make.
CNN reported last May that Sessions didn’t disclose meetings he had with a Russian ambassador when he was a senator. The mainstream media was all over the story and significant airtime was spent portraying Sessions as shady and dishonest. In addition to embarrassing Sessions, the storyline also fed the narrative that the Trump administration colluded with Russia during the election.
The splashy headline on CNN’s website said, “First on CNN: AG Sessions did not disclose Russia meetings in security clearance form, DOJ says.” CNN’s story claimed the incident was “the latest example of Sessions failing to disclose contacts he had with Russian officials.” Roughly six months later, the network has admitted that the entire report was essentially meaningless.
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President Trump has an ongoing feud with CNN, which has essentially implemented an anti-Trump programming strategy. As a result, the president often refers to CNN as “fake news” and the network has launched an advertising campaign in an attempt to shake that moniker with a “Facts First” initiative.
However, CNN had to issue an embarrassing correction on Friday when the Washington Post debunked the network's report claiming the Trump campaign had early, secret access to hacked DNC emails from WikiLeaks.
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The Sessions gaffe and the date mishap result in back-to-back business days in which CNN was forced to correct a story that inaccurately portrayed the Trump administration in a negative light.
CNN was also widely panned on Monday when it focused on Trump’s Diet Coke intake while breaking news of a potential terror attack unfolded in New York.
More turmoil inside the propaganda arm of the Democratic Party.
Posted on 12/12/17 at 9:39 am to member12
Time to just officially equate them to The Onion.
Correction: At least The Onion is creative in manufacturing fabrications
Correction: At least The Onion is creative in manufacturing fabrications
Posted on 12/12/17 at 9:40 am to member12
Did I miss the "blunder" in that?
Posted on 12/12/17 at 9:42 am to mmcgrath
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Did I miss the "blunder" in that?
You miss a lot if you watch CNN
Posted on 12/12/17 at 9:43 am to mmcgrath
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Did I miss the "blunder" in that?
Appears so.
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blunder: a stupid or careless mistake.
synonyms: mistake, error, gaffe, slip, oversight, faux pas, misstep, infelicity;
Posted on 12/12/17 at 9:45 am to PsychTiger
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Muh Diet Coke!
Muh 2 scoops
Muh Concentration Camps for gays
Muh Pissgate
Muh Russians!
Muh Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 flew into a black hole
Posted on 12/12/17 at 9:51 am to member12
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CNN quietly backtracks another report tying Trump campaign to Russia
They've had a bad week.
Posted on 12/12/17 at 9:52 am to member12
There should be a fine per retraction.
Posted on 12/12/17 at 9:55 am to dewster
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They've had a bad week.
Actually, they have had a bad year and a half with more on the horizon.
Posted on 12/12/17 at 9:58 am to member12
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CNN has gently walked back
Gently walked back?
How do you "gently" walk it back?
Say it's wrong, but you are standing by it's merit? Or some other doublespeak?
Posted on 12/12/17 at 10:05 am to member12
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gently walked back
And raged raged against the telling of the truth.
Posted on 12/12/17 at 10:09 am to cajunangelle
Some of those are pretty funny.
Posted on 12/12/17 at 10:10 am to SSpaniel
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How do you "gently" walk it back?
Just stop reporting it I guess.
Posted on 12/12/17 at 10:26 am to mmcgrath
quote:The actual information was right (about the dates of the meetings and the failure to.disclose, etc., but they and whomever their legal experts are were incorrect in judging that Sessions' omissions violated federal regulations. They didn't. FYI it took DoJ months to come to that determination themselves. So I'm not getting the fake hook here either.
Did I miss the "blunder" in that?
This post was edited on 12/12/17 at 10:29 am
Posted on 12/12/17 at 10:27 am to Navytiger74
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The actual information was write, but they and whomever thekr.legal.experts are were incorrect in judging that Sessions' omissions violated federal regulations. They didn't.
And CNN spent 7 months reporting factually incorrect data.
Posted on 12/12/17 at 10:32 am to member12
quote:ETA: Went and dug up the story. Looks like they covered their bases and noted differing imtepretations.
And CNN spent 7 months reporting factually incorrect data.
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First on CNN: AG Sessions did not disclose Russia meetings in security clearance form, DOJ says
By Manu Raju and Evan Perez, CNN
Updated 9:53 PM ET, Thu May 25, 2017
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STORY HIGHLIGHTS
The new information from the Justice Department is the latest example of Sessions failing to disclose contacts he had with Russian officials. He has come under withering criticism from Democrats following revelations that he did not disclose the same contacts with Kislyak during his Senate confirmation hearings earlier this year.
Sessions initially listed a year's worth of meetings with foreign officials on the security clearance form, according to Justice Department spokeswoman Sarah Isgur Flores. But she says he and his staff were then told by an FBI employee who assisted in filling out the form, known as the SF-86, that he didn't need to list dozens of meetings with foreign ambassadors that happened in his capacity as a senator.
After CNN's story published, a spokesman responded to the reporting with a statement, saying that Sessions was instructed not to list meetings like the ones with Kislyak on his form.
"As a United States Senator, the Attorney General met hundreds -- if not thousands -- of foreign dignitaries and their staff," spokesman Ian Prior said. "In filling out the SF-86 form, the Attorney General's staff consulted with those familiar with the process, as well as the FBI investigator handling the background check, and was instructed not to list meetings with foreign dignitaries and their staff connected with his Senate activities."
A legal expert who regularly assists officials in filling out the form disagrees with the Justice Department's explanation, suggesting that Sessions should have disclosed the meetings.
"My interpretation is that a member of Congress would still have to reveal the appropriate foreign government contacts notwithstanding it was on official business," said Mark Zaid, a Washington attorney who specializes in national security law.
Zaid added that in a similar circumstance he advised a member of Congress to list all foreign contacts -- including those made during official US government business.
To obtain a security clearance, a federal official is not required to list the meetings if they were part of a foreign conference he or she attended while conducting government business. Sessions' meetings, however, do not appear to be tied to foreign conferences.
This post was edited on 12/12/17 at 10:46 am
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