‘For God sake’: CNN’s Ashleigh Banfield loses it after Trump aide calls Hillary a murderer

[KamaAina]

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/06/for-god-sake-cnns-ashleigh-banfield-loses-it-after-trump-aide-calls-hillary-a-murderer/

CNN’s Ashleigh Banfield reacted with outrage on Tuesday after a senior Trump campaign staffer suggested on Twitter that Hillary Clinton “murdered” Ambassador Chris Stevens.

After House Republicans released their report on the terrorist attacks in Benghazi, Special Counsel to Donald Trump Michael Cohen tweeted a photograph of Hillary Clinton with the words, “I presided over $6 billion lost at the State Department, sold uraniam to the Russians through my faux charity, illegally deleted public records, and murdered an ambassador. Elect me!”

“This show is called Legal View because we know a thing or two about the law,” Banfield explained. “And Michael Cohen is a lawyer. That there is libel to suggest that a woman murdered an ambassador.”

CNN contributor Nia Maliki Henderson dismissed the tweet as “the kind of strident language that has been surrounding the Donald Trump campaign.”

What's "uraniam"?

[ck4829]

1. So if a 'meme' style photo makes it true...

Maybe someone should do something about Trump and the rumors that he's a cocaine snorting con man who is actually broke.

[Lucinda]

2. I'm glad she got angry. There is zero need to accept these kinds of statements as "just campaigning"

People believe that crap when they see it, and then see it not smacked down, and it should be called out every time.

[Warpy]

5. Yes, and it's time to stop giving hyperbole and outright lies equal footing

with policy statements. More journalists have got to call these assholes on their shit.

[Lucinda]

8. Yep. It is way past time. And they need to stop fueling the flames by building these people

up too. They are making news, not reporting it.

[Yavin4]

13. "People believe that crap when they see it"

[Lucinda]

15. I didn't follow the media about this claim...did they even try and swat it down? I did

see that they managed to get the word out that it was a lie AFTER the vote though...

[Yavin4]

16. Video

[Lucinda]

17. I hadn't seen the video but I heard about his statement.

Beyond reprehensible.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

24. It wasn't a mistake. You can be sure he knew he was lieing. Otherwise, why admit so fast? . . nt

[PJMcK]

3. Your footnote question

That's funny and the punster in me wants to start some scatological jokes. In the interest of propriety, I'll resist.

Actually, the typo was in the RawStory copy and not the photo tweeted by Mr. Trump's jackass lawyer.

It's good to see someone at CNN actually perform their journalistic duties. Thanks for sharing the post, KamaAina.

[pinboy3niner]

6. I figured it must be an isotope of Unobtainium. :)

[PJMcK]

10. You're much more polite than i would be, pinboy! (n/t)

[1StrongBlackMan]

4. It's a ...

leading private equity real estate firm in Northern Europe with real estate assets under management of approximately €2.9 billion. http://www.niam.se/en/

He only had 140 characters to express his "thought. (Ur-a-niam)

[Wellstone ruled]

7. Same language is being used in a

Trump Ad this morning on Bloomberg.

[riversedge]

9. Calling the Democratic presumptive nonimee a murderer is no small matter

Media Matters ‏@mmfa 6h6 hours ago

CNN's Banfield: Trump lawyer's Benghazi allegation against Clinton is offensive and libel http://mm4a.org/298hCq7

[meow2u3]

11. I hope HRC sues the living shit out of Michael Cohen and/or Trumpolini for libel

To accuse Hillary of murder is an outright lie and Trumpolini damn well knows it. I hope Trump Tower becomes Clinton Tower after she gets through with him.

[StoneCarver]

29. What is wrong with you?

You can't sue for slander if you're in or running for public office! The bar is too high. You can as a private citizen. She's not a private citizen. Jesus, people like guider glider are leaving DU because of such knucklehead statements!
Stonecarver

[meow2u3]

31. If the lies are blatant and/or uttered with reckless disregard for the truth

then a public figure just might be able to prevail. You're right that the bar is high, but it's not impossibly high.

[forjusticethunders]

33. It can be done but it would set a horrendous precedent.

"George Bush is a murderer because of Iraq!" - me

"See you in court" - his lawyer

[Hekate]

12. Sorry I missed seeing that!

[Liberal In Texas]

14. Go Ashleigh! n/t

[keithbvadu2]

18. Then Michael Cohen would have to agree that Dubya murdered several thousand people on 9-11.

You can pre-quote him on it.

[Angry Dragon]

19. What's "uraniam"?

I believe it is what Trump has on his head or what comes out of his ass or mouth

[Bernardo de La Paz]

25. Instead of a cranium, tRump has an "anium" up there. Partly why his hair looks so weird. . . nt

[Gothmog]

20. Trump's inhouse attorney is an idiot

[lpbk2713]

21. From the world of fanatical thieves and liars.

Nothing is out of bounds.

[Bozvotros]

22. So I guess it is OK for Clinton surrogates to mention Trump's chronic hypogonadism,

incontinence problems and scatophilia...

[mountain grammy]

23. Idiots!

[AlbertCat]

26. Zzzzzzzzz

Every hour it's "Trump (or someone for him) said something stupid".

[raven mad]

28. To me, the saddest thing is that Republican viewers will perpetuate the myth.

Deliberate ignorance, a strong republican trait.

[VOX]

30. Banfield is A-OK in my book, wish there were more like her...

She's got integrity. Her career took a hit after she questioned (gasp!) the Iraq war in 2003:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashleigh_Banfield
n April 2003, in a Landon Lecture Series speech at Kansas State University, Banfield raised concerns regarding media coverage of the conflict in Iraq. She spoke against "cable news operators who wrap themselves in the American flag and go after a certain target demographic" and specifically named Fox News Channel as an example.[10] The New York Times reported that her speech angered NBC management, who rebuked her and lowered her profile.

[spanone]

32. michael cohen is yet another republican asshole in a party of many