MSNBC host admits story on Russian oligarch co-signers didn't 'go through rigorous verification'

[Soph0571]

Tuesday night, MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell released a story saying that the documents Deutsche Bank has from President Donald Trump prove that he got his money thanks to Russian oligarchs who were willing to co-sign.

“Last night I made an error in judgment by reporting an item about the president’s finances that didn’t go through our rigorous verification and standards process. I shouldn’t have reported it and I was wrong to discuss it on the air. I will address the issue on my show tonight,” O’Donnell tweeted Wednesday.

[link:https://www.rawstory.com/2019/08/msnbc-host-admits-story-on-russian-oligarch-co-signers-didnt-go-through-rigorous-verificiation/|]

Heh. This is not cool. The daddy of lies does not need 'evidence' of fake. We all jumped on this because it is a trusted source. Without verification, not so much. This sucks.

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. It is all true and it will be sometime before it can be proven, but every word is true

PLUS MORE!

[Soph0571]

4. Of course it is true, but publication without verification opens up a whole world of deflection n/t

[nolabear]

2. Oh hell. I can't believe it's going to go like this.

[DURHAM D]

3. I am smiling because Lawrence O is watching

this social media explosion and thinking - I did this.

[demmiblue]

5. Does anyone check for dupes anymore?! n/t

[old guy]

6. Not all of us jumped.

He said several times that it was a single source and not verified. I listened to what he said and will wait for verification.

[dlk]

7. Lawrence was Clear the Story Hadn't Been Fully Verified

He said that repeatedly. I’m guessing someone higher up received a few irate phone calls and now Lawrence is in the crosshairs. I doubt he would have even mentioned it unless his source was golden. Shortly, the truth will be revealed when Deutsche Bank is ordered by the court to turn over the subpoenaed documents. No wonder Trump has been more unhinged than usual.