MSNBC and its host Lawrence O’Donnell humiliated, forced to retract charges against President Trump

Thomas Lifson  "President Trump’s charge that his media enemies peddle fake news about him got reinforcement yesterday from one of his primary antagonists, who scored an own-goal on his team, MSNBC. That cable news channel’s host Lawrence O’Donnell on Tuesday had opened his show with a charge that President Trump’s loans from Deutsche Bank had been co-signed by Russian oligarchs close to Vladimir Putin, guaranteeing repayment at a time when his finances were strained. This amounted to mouth-to-mouth resuscitation for the Russia hoax, the claim that Vlad Putin has Trump in his hip pocket, a dream that the Left simply cannot let go of. As

"O’Donnell opened his show Tuesday, he touted his hot story to Rachel Maddow as the cable network transitioned to O’Donnell’s show from Maddow’s:" . . .

"President Trump’s personal and corporate lawyer sent a letter to MSNBC Wednesday demanding a retraction: . . ."

The schadenfreude level here tiptoes up to the sensory overload red line. O’Donnell is a nasty, angry man who clearly regards conservatives as inferior beings. One person who has his number is Tucker Carlson, who last night savored O’Donnell’s humiliation:
"Rigorous verification process"!
Note carefully the "retraction" that was not a retraction and serves to keep the story alive:

. . . "They also demanded a retraction. Tonight, we are retracting the story. We don’t know whether the information is inaccurate. But, the fact is, we do know it wasn’t ready for broadcast, and for that, I apologize.”

Weasel Zippers commented: They keep doing this and folks on the left just keep on believing them, no matter what.

But wait! There's more! (I love saying that.)
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell’s Retracts Russia Story On Air, Eric Trump Says Too Late, Expect Legal Action… 

This was a reckless attempt to slander our family and smear a great company. Apologies are not enough when the true intent was solely to damage and cause harm. As a company, we will be taking legal action. This unethical behavior has to stop. @Lawrence @MSNBC

Hemingway: Months After Mueller Report, Media Russia Truthers Are Embarrassing And Sad  . . . “ 'Rather than seeing any self-examination, or looking at why they were able to fall for such a ridiculous story, people got awards for their reporting,” Hemingway said. “And the main story, which is how this treasonous collusion narrative got started, how it was weaponized, and how it was fed throughout the U.S. government is a story that continues to be undercovered at every media outlet.' ” . . .

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