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musicblind

(4,486 posts) Fri Jan 18, 2019, 09:07 PM Jan 2019

Here is the specific text of Mueller's statement per CNN.

"BuzzFeed's description of specific statements to the Special Counsel's Office, and characterization of documents and testimony obtained by this office, regarding Michael Cohen's Congressional testimony are not accurate," said special counsel spokesman Peter Carr in a statement.

Carr's statement is extremely rare. The special counsel's office has almost never commented on published stories.

This is a breaking story and will be updated.

[link:https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/01/18/politics/mueller-statement-buzzfeed/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F|
https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/01/18/politics/mueller-statement-buzzfeed/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F]

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Here is the specific text of Mueller's statement per CNN. (Original Post) musicblind Jan 2019 OP

wow this is why Journos shoudlnt jump the gun brettdale Jan 2019 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Jan 2019 #2

I wish it would be days. musicblind Jan 2019 #5

Breathe.... mbusby Jan 2019 #3

I already commented on that thread. musicblind Jan 2019 #4

Who cares what the idiot trumpers do? They are traitors rockfordfile Jan 2019 #9

Rick Wilson is a right-winger oberliner Jan 2019 #16

It's time for Mueller to summarize what he has. This recent BuzzFeed story is not going to play well Hoyt Jan 2019 #6

You are right. Facts are facts and we need to honor facts. musicblind Jan 2019 #8

Buzzfeed is a great website and will continue to be. rockfordfile Jan 2019 #11

Feel the same. trump will be dancing with glee over this. We all want trump busted yesterday, Hoyt Jan 2019 #13

So they fabricated direct quotes? Recursion Jan 2019 #7

Maybe. musicblind Jan 2019 #10

HE HAS DONE THIS TWICE Recursion Jan 2019 #12

or the LEOs named as resources lied to them... Thomas Hurt Jan 2019 #14

Now they want to comment. Trump will gloat for days.. helpisontheway Jan 2019 #15

Could Buzzfeed have been set up? nt Persondem Jan 2019 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Jan 2019 #18

brettdale

(12,390 posts)

1. wow this is why Journos shoudlnt jump the gun

Reply to musicblind (Original post)

Fri Jan 18, 2019, 09:10 PM

Jan 2019

That is really bad.

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musicblind

(4,486 posts)

5. I wish it would be days.

Reply to elocs (Reply #2)

Fri Jan 18, 2019, 09:18 PM

Jan 2019

But they are still running with polling data from 2016 that was within the margin of error.

All they care about is winning and "owning the libs" not being right.

mbusby

(823 posts)

3. Breathe....

Reply to musicblind (Original post)

Fri Jan 18, 2019, 09:11 PM

Jan 2019

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211692246

musicblind

(4,486 posts)

4. I already commented on that thread.

Reply to mbusby (Reply #3)

Fri Jan 18, 2019, 09:17 PM

Jan 2019

It is what it is.

But the statement is pretty damning, regardless. As I said in that thread, all the Trumpers needed was a sliver of doubt to run with their Fake News narrative. And they will run with it.

They are still running with polling data from 2016...

rockfordfile

(8,709 posts)

9. Who cares what the idiot trumpers do? They are traitors

Reply to musicblind (Reply #4)

Fri Jan 18, 2019, 09:32 PM

Jan 2019

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

16. Rick Wilson is a right-winger

Reply to mbusby (Reply #3)

Fri Jan 18, 2019, 09:57 PM

Jan 2019

His twitter bio identifies himself as GOP.

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

6. It's time for Mueller to summarize what he has. This recent BuzzFeed story is not going to play well

Reply to musicblind (Original post)

Fri Jan 18, 2019, 09:24 PM

Jan 2019

now that Mueller has thrown water on it.

It's a joke listening to MSNBC try to cover their rears, and the "former" US Attorneys and experts twisting themselves into a pretzel. Their ideals are in the right place, but this ain't much better than Fox or a Russian bot.

musicblind

(4,486 posts)

8. You are right. Facts are facts and we need to honor facts.

Reply to Hoyt (Reply #6)

Fri Jan 18, 2019, 09:30 PM

Jan 2019

We can't ever be like the other side, manufacturing the reality we want rather than living in the one we have.

I am still shocked, though, because this pretty much wrecks Buzzfeed. If this is what it appears to be, I don't see how a news organization recovers from a bungle this big. Especially a newer one like Buzzfeed.

Even if the story is only partially inaccurate, the statement still gives Trump and how cohorts tons of cover.

Trust me. I wish this wasn't the case.

rockfordfile

(8,709 posts)

11. Buzzfeed is a great website and will continue to be.

Reply to musicblind (Reply #8)

Fri Jan 18, 2019, 09:33 PM

Jan 2019

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

13. Feel the same. trump will be dancing with glee over this. We all want trump busted yesterday,

Reply to musicblind (Reply #8)

Fri Jan 18, 2019, 09:34 PM

Jan 2019

but it's not going to happen soon, I'm afraid.

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

7. So they fabricated direct quotes?

Reply to musicblind (Original post)

Fri Jan 18, 2019, 09:26 PM

Jan 2019

Jesus Christ this is a fiasco

musicblind

(4,486 posts)

10. Maybe.

Reply to Recursion (Reply #7)

Fri Jan 18, 2019, 09:33 PM

Jan 2019

Though I think it is more likely the reporter's sources fabricated the quotes. No reporter is going to intentionally commit career suicide for no apparent reason.

I think it is very likely the people at Buzzfeed believed this 100% up until, well, now.