Wow. Eleven days in and we have what could be the story of the year. It is impressive. The liberal media is so desperate for dirt on Donald Trump that they thrown all reason and caution to the wind. About a week ago, Chuck Schumer (D-NY) warned Trump:
“Let me tell you: You take on the intelligence community — they have six ways from Sunday at getting back at you,”
Like he knew something. Or perhaps like he think he knew something. Well he did. He thought he knew something. He knew something that wasn’t so. My liberal FB friends were all over it. Buzzfeed cast away all journalistic restrictions and ran with a story about Trump
A dossier making explosive — but unverified — allegations that the Russian government has been “cultivating, supporting and assisting” President-elect Donald Trump for years and gained compromising information about him has been circulating among elected officials, intelligence agents, and journalists for weeks.
It was salacious, to say the least. And there they are today proclaiming that Donald Trump has a lot to answer about these unverified claims despite the following disclaimers:
A dossier, compiled by a person who has claimed to be a former British intelligence official, alleges Russia has compromising information on Trump. The allegations are unverified, and the report contains errors.
US Intel chiefs were all over it:
Classified documents presented last week to President Obama and President-elect Trump included allegations that Russian operatives claim to have compromising personal and financial information about Mr. Trump, multiple US officials with direct knowledge of the briefings tell CNN.
The allegations were presented in a two-page synopsis that was appended to a report on Russian interference in the 2016 election. The allegations came, in part, from memos compiled by a former British intelligence operative, whose past work US intelligence officials consider credible. The FBI is investigating the credibility and accuracy of these allegations, which are based primarily on information from Russian sources, but has not confirmed many essential details in the memos about Mr. Trump.
Russia has denied everything.
But there’s a problem- it should have been a red flag
The allegations in the Buzzfeed document dump are that Trump had secret financial dealings with Russia, and that Trump’s special counsel Michael Cohen was a main point of contact between these mysterious Russian forces and Team Trump.
But Cohen has never been to Prague:
The documents allege that Cohen traveled to Russia and Prague to arrange these deals. But Cohen says he has never even been to Prague or Russia.
It’s a hoax.
Naturally, that has barely restrained the left wing media and those still mentally impaired by the election. Now for the bad parts. The sourcing of this went this way:
The report “originated as opposition research, first commissioned by anti-Trump Republicans and then by Democrats,” CNN says.
So who gave this to the FBI? Enter John McCain:
Arizona Sen. John McCain confirmed he passed along a 35-page report to the FBI that details unverified allegations that President-elect Trump’s team coordinated with the Russian government to defeat Hillary Clinton.
In a statement released Wednesday, McCain said passing the report along was the extent of his involvement in the process.
“Late last year, I received sensitive information that has since been made public,” McCain said. “Upon examination of the contents, and unable to make a judgment about their accuracy, I delivered the information to the director of the FBI. That has been the extent of my contact with the FBI or any other government agency regarding this issue.”
Honestly, it’s really disappointing to hear this. Not the best way to cap off a long career.
The group that initiated the hoax is apparently astonished at how far it went.
Wow. Just wow. It is mind boggling.
This part is really concerning:
4chan trolled Rick Wilson with the Trump piss story back in November 2016. Media or CIA added Russian spies themselves. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.
If this is so, the big question is who added it?
In the meanwhile, Buzzfeed (and John McCain) ought to be pursuing some other leads:
There are some real concerns here. Schumer made threatening overtures to Trump that Trump’s own intelligence agencies could seek to damage Trump. If that has any substance, those agencies need to be cleaned out ASAP. The premise of this story is a fabrication which has ensnared John McCain, never-Trumpers, democrats and the CIA. Someone may have embellished the story to include the Russians. Those who wanted desperately to believe it did so.
In the movies they call that “willing suspension of disbelief.”
Two other pieces from Zero Hedge stand out.
on november 1, a person without a picture but is assumed to be the same person posted “So they took what I told Rick Wilson and added a Russian spy angle to it. They still believe it. Guys, they’re truly fucking desperate – there’s no remaining Trump scandal that’s credible.” https://archive.4plebs.org/pol/thread/95568919/#95571329
and
on january 10, moments after the story broke and began to gain traction on social media, a person with the same smug grin face, and the same hash title for the picture, stated “I didn’t think they’d take it so far.” http://boards.4chan.org/pol/thread/106514445#p106520376
And good old Ben Smith on publishing this gossipy goofiness?
“Americans can make up their own minds.”
This certainly is helping America decide- that the media is not trustworthy at all. If you want another chuckle, read this
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Except for liberals being foolish.