[ditty_news_ticker id=”25027″]Despite repeatedly calling it “unconfirmed” and “unsubstantiated,” the ABC, CBS and NBC morning news shows on Wednesday spent a combined 44 minutes promoting allegations the Russian government had information that they could use to blackmail President-elect Donald Trump.
These allegations stemmed from a 35-page “report” published by BuzzFeed, which itself doubted the veracity of the information. According to The Washington Examiner, “BuzzFeed Editor-in-Chief Ben Smith published an internal memo to his staff on Twitter wherein he said that posting the intelligence document was ‘not an easy or simple call’ and he said there was ‘serious reason to doubt’ the claims it contained.’” – READ MORE
