CNN armed Trump with new ammunition. Sure enough, he launched another 'fake news' attack

[DonViejo]

By Callum Borchers December 8 at 8:55 PM

A one-digit mistake by CNN on Friday armed President Trump with new ammunition for another fusillade against the media. Hours later, the president fired away at a rally in Pensacola, Fla.

“CNN apologized just a little while ago,” Trump gloated. “They apologized. Oh, thank you, CNN. Thank you so much. You should’ve been apologizing for the last two years.”

CNN reported Friday morning that Donald Trump Jr. received an email on Sept. 4, 2016, that granted special access to WikiLeaks documents. The network said in an online article that the email had been “described to CNN by multiple sources.” But The Washington Post obtained the email itself and reported Friday afternoon that the message was actually dated Sept. 14, 2016 — a difference that sets Trump Jr.’s receipt 10 days later.

The date matters. CNN’s report indicated that the Trump campaign had been fed hacked email files belonging to the Democratic National Committee and former secretary of state Colin Powell more than a week before the files were released publicly.

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[greeny2323]

1. Yep, CNN seriously screwed up

Just a dreadful error. They literally just gave the fascists a big win.

[madaboutharry]

2. News organizations need to take seriously the crackpot they are dealing with.

Given the fact that the President is a lunatic, news organizations need to triple check all the data and sources before going forward. They have to be more cautious and not give him an inch.

[marylandblue]

3. Don't play by Trump's rules

His reule is that he can lie as much he wants but everyone else must be perfect. Don't play that game. It's unwinnable.