[W:120]Mueller's office disputes BuzzFeed report that Trump directed Cohen to lie to Congress

[vesper]

Re: Mueller Debunks Buzzfeed Story

Perfect.

Bubba, in the Buzzfeed piece the anonymous sources for the piece were said to be in law enforcement.

Right after the story broke, Cohen went on twitter and verified the account to be true.
His adviser Lanny Davis made time for interviews to push the story.

Tonight the AP reported a timeline of what transpired since this story broke and stated in their piece they reached out to Lanny Davis after Mueller's office released their statement in which this time he declined to comment.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...-report-inaccurate/ar-BBSrfxA?ocid=spartanntp

 

[Crosscheck]

Re: Mueller Debunks Buzzfeed Story

Oh would you chill. No one got punk’d. No one knows anymore than they did yesterday. Do you think mueller is more credible now? You’re usually hating on him so just wondering, do you trust him now? Lol


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Oh now, let him toot his little horn. It has been so rare he has gotten to toot it.


With all investigations, the public will never get the facts till the final release of information. Everyone needs to be patient.

The fact is that Mueller's credibility just skyrocketed up.

Now, where is that little tooter.

 

[Idiometer]

Re: Mueller Debunks Buzzfeed Story

Breaking story....

Mueller debunks Buzzfeed Story; President Trump Directed His Attorney Michael Cohen To Lie To Congress About The Moscow Tower Project

LINK to follow shortly: I promise. ETA: Link: https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/18/politics/mueller-statement-buzzfeed/index.html

I do have a breaking news twitter feed from Shannon Bream of Fox News
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BREAKING: Spokesman for Special Counsel's Office - "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."



Some of you might remember this headline yesterday by Buzzfeed:

Buzzfeed Claims Mueller Has Proof Trump Suborned Perjury

Saying it's "not accurate" is not a negation of the entire report. For all we know, the inaccuracies were minor. I'm going to wait for more info.

 

[Idiometer]

Re: Mueller Debunks Buzzfeed Story

:lamo :lamo :lamo

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Which parts?

 

[dobieg]

Re: Mueller Debunks Buzzfeed Story

Not a trivial inaccuracy, obviously it must have been big enough to warrant the statement. However I think people are now overreacting in the other direction and not realizing there's still a story here and so it is still a big deal and somewhat damning for Trump.

*amazement*


This story just got slammed by none other than the Mueller special counsel and you're still holding out hope that maybe there's something here?


I hope to God I never hear you utter the word 'delusional'.

 

[apdst]

Re: Mueller Debunks Buzzfeed Story

Oh now, let him toot his little horn. It has been so rare he has gotten to toot it.


With all investigations, the public will never get the facts till the final release of information. Everyone needs to be patient.

The fact is that Mueller's credibility just skyrocketed up.

Now, where is that little tooter.

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I have had plenty of reasons to blow my horn.

How's the collusion case going? :lamo

 

[madasheck]

Re: Mueller Debunks Buzzfeed Story

Yes it is both. it is a tabloid whacktard site.

Overall, we rate Buzzfeed Left-Center Biased due to story selection that tends to favor the left and Mixed for factual reporting based on poor sourcing and a few failed fact checks

they are basically a lib trash site similar to daily kos or mediamatters.

Who's this "we", kemosabe? The thing to remember is they're not Fox News, which ranks with TMZ as news trash. If you let Fox dictate your news sources, you're screwed.

 

[Idiometer]

Re: Mueller Debunks Buzzfeed Story

A lot of Leftists on the board are going to have to eat **** over this one. :lamo

So much for the wonderful Jason Leopold.

How so? Details are pretty scarce here. For all we know, Buzzfeed got the dates wrong.

Also, another poster here had a really good point: since any public statement from Mueller's office is rare, the fact that they have not negated many other reports is, at the least, very interesting if not enlightening.

 

[Crosscheck]

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I have had plenty of reasons to blow my horn.

How's the collusion case going? :lamo

I have no idea. I am not part of the investigation team.

I guess we all just have to wait.

Actually there is so much chaos that Trump's shutdown shadows the investigation. We need to get through this disaster first.

 

[ajn678]

Re: Mueller Debunks Buzzfeed Story

It’s actually not that simple. We don’t know. That’s all there is to it. I’m over it, thanks.


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Over it, yet still posting about it 10 pages in. :lamo

Strange definition you have there.

 

[Idiometer]

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I have heard of Buzzfeed. It's a website, right?

Is it like a tabloid whacktard site?

I guess I could Google. I've had a long day.

They are leftist, but not extreme.

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/buzzfeed/

I don't rely on them for truth, but just sometimes as a starting place. Trust but verify.

 

[Top Cat]

Re: Mueller Debunks Buzzfeed Story

Wait? Mueller now has credibility? :lamo

 

[Excon]

Re: Mueller Debunks Buzzfeed Story

Saying it's "not accurate" is not a negation of the entire report. For all we know, the inaccuracies were minor. I'm going to wait for more info.

[sarcasm]Sure ... Mueller broke silence just to dispute minor inaccuracy. That's the ticket. You go with that.[/sarcasm]

 

[Hawkeye10]

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How so? Details are pretty scarce here. For all we know, Buzzfeed got the dates wrong.

Also, another poster here had a really good point: since any public statement from Mueller's office is rare, the fact that they have not negated many other reports is, at the least, very interesting if not enlightening.

The point is to scalp Trump, it does not suit THE HATCHET MAN's agenda to correct the so-called journalists when they spin stories that Trump is a bad boy.

 

[ttwtt78640]

Re: Mueller Debunks Buzzfeed Story

I missed that. You are absolutely correct.

Mueller was careful to use the term inaccurate as opposed to (completely?) false or totally off base. That may be just legal hair splitting but could also be a very important distinction. Buzzfeed seams to have come back (via a tweet) with a direct challenge to Mueller - asking him to specify exactly which parts of the story were inaccurate (false?).

This is why stories based entirely on (two?) unnamed sources (Buzzfeed "reporters" have admitted to never having seen the alleged documentary evidence cited) should never be granted much credence. Other news outlets all prefaced their references to this "breaking news" story with if true yet followed up with all manner of certain to be dire consequences (their own wishful thinking?).

I heard it from a friend who, heard it from a freind who, heard it from another that...

 

[bongsaway]

Re: Mueller Debunks Buzzfeed Story

While people should exercise caution with the Buzzfeed article (I stated as much early today), those who call "fake news" should also back up on this idea that Mueller is debunking the whole story. The special counsel's spokesperson did not say the story was false, he said parts of it were inaccurate.

Settle down everyone.

Buzzfeed says they stand by their reporting and the sources who informed them. As usual there is contradicting statements being thrown all over the place. Time will tell and the facts will eventually come out just like they did with Nixon. We, the american people NEED to see the end results of all these investigations. We don't need to be told by the government. You can tell us anything, show us.

 

[trixare4kids]

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So now you know what Cohen's or BuzzFeed's words are worth.

Odd that the left couldn't quite connect the dots here.
Cohen and Buzzfeed are akin to Bendict Arnold and Joseph McCarthy.

 

[Idiometer]

Re: Mueller Debunks Buzzfeed Story

Yes it is both. it is a tabloid whacktard site.

Overall, we rate Buzzfeed Left-Center Biased due to story selection that tends to favor the left and Mixed for factual reporting based on poor sourcing and a few failed fact checks

they are basically a lib trash site similar to daily kos or mediamatters.

Or Breitbart, or The Daily Caller, etc.

 

[trixare4kids]

Re: Mueller Debunks Buzzfeed Story

Saying it's "not accurate" is not a negation of the entire report. For all we know, the inaccuracies were minor. I'm going to wait for more info.

Don't let me interrupt your fantasy. :lol:

 

[Gina]

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Moderator's Warning:

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[Idiometer]

Re: Mueller Debunks Buzzfeed Story

They're not denying it completely, just saying it's not accurate. So now we have to wonder what the truth is precisely. Major blunder for Buzzfeed. :shock:

Just listened to Buzzfeed editor in chief Ben Smith saying that they have tequested clarification from Mueller's office as to which parts are not accurate. He also said he has strong confidence in the veracity of his sources.

I'm staying in "wait and see" mode.

 

[Idiometer]

Re: Mueller Debunks Buzzfeed Story

Only if those reports stated Mueller's "team" as the source - few alleged leaks of that nature have surfaced.

Bussfeed's source could be outside of Mueller's team. It could be one of Cohen's lawyers or someone who works for his lawyers, for example.

 

[madasheck]

Re: Mueller Debunks Buzzfeed Story

No the people that need to settle down are the people that spew this crap on the forum day in and day out and as usual once again for the 1 millionth time
it is a no go fake news pile of crap. TDS at it's most extreme. these people need professional help or more puppies and playdoh.

There's no such thing as TDS. What there is are legitimate (and endless) questions about Trump's conduct since he took office. Those who poo poo this stuff need to step aside and let the adults handle things.

 

[PoliSciXtina]

Re: Mueller Debunks Buzzfeed Story

Over it, yet still posting about it 10 pages in. :lamo

Strange definition you have there.

What do you think Mueller’s statement actual does? It does nothing. It clarifies nothing. Do we know what details are not accurate? No. Do we know what in the reporting is right or wrong? No. He doesn’t specify. So what is your problemo with me? I’m on this thread reiterating that point, and I also made the point earlier that I find it interesting mueller commented on this story but all other “bombshell” reports you never heard him comment on those. Interesting. Once again.... we know what we knew yesterday. Nada! Zilch! Zip!


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[eohrnberger]

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Odd that the left couldn't quite connect the dots here.

When it is aligned with their political ideology, their social agenda, seems they are more than eager to suspend disbelief.

Cohen and Buzzfeed are akin to Bendict Arnold and Joseph McCarthy.

Meh. :shrug:

I think that Cohen and Buzzfeed believe they are somehow acting what they believe are their best interests.

The rest of thinking people look on this, and clearly are less taken in by it.