Politics FAKE NEWS STILL GOING STRONG

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  1. MARIS61

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    ^^^wow, talk about "fake news".

    ...Fake picture, fake info/statements...how impressive. Do you ever have an original thought?
     
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    Majority of people can't stand trump as he likes to do photo ops to pretend he is being presidential. He is simply a phony.
     
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    MSNBC's 'AM Joy' is 'deeply sorry' for using picture of white supremacist instead of former Navy secretary
    By Nick Givas | Fox News

    MSNBC's "AM Joy" used a picture of white supremacist Richard Spencer during a Sunday segment, about the former secretary of the Navy who shares the same name.


    "CORRECTION: Earlier on #AMJoy as we were talking about former Navy secretary Richard Spencer we mistakenly showed the wrong image of white supremacist Richard Spencer," host Joy Reid tweeted. "We are very, deeply sorry for that mistake."

    EX-MSNBC HOST SAYS NETWORK IS 'SHAMELESS' IN COVERAGE OF SANDERS, YANG, GABBARD

    Gallagher was found not guilty in July, of murder and premeditated murder during a deployment to Iraq in 2017.

    https://www.foxnews.com/media/msnbc...f-white-supremacist-instead-of-navy-secretary
     
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    barfo triggered obsessive commie pinko Staff Member Global Moderator

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    "Genius Troll" is certainly what the founders had in mind when they created the presidency, isn't it?

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    It's certainly a trait of all the greatest Presidents we've had.

    A sharp wit is not only a powerful weapon to wield in the search for truth, it is an absolute necessity when defending your country from enemies within.
     
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    With the impeachment hearings the cabinet decided to make it look like Donald is doing something important...photo op...campaign fodder...distract the real news from his inablility to state his case under oath ...Mr. President, you should bring whatever exculpatory evidence you have for the committee....Trump's staff......send him out of the country quick!
     
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    Guess you don't understand Impeachment.

    So far, there is no impeachment. It is non-existent. Nobody has been impeached, nor has anyone attempted to impeach anyone. I doubt they will move forward as it will mean Adam Schiff, Joe and Hunter Biden, Clapper, Brennan, Kerry... will have to perjure themselves or plead the fifth.

    To date, some former and current government officials, most of them under investigation for a treasonous conspiracy, are throwing around some lies and opinions which are being portrayed as damning in some unexplained way by the fake news. Dems are abusing their positions and burying evidence, denying rebuttal evidence and actual eye-witnesses, and threatening foreign powers to not investigate US corruption in their countries.

    All in a failed attempt to circumvent the IG report and Durham's massive criminal investigation.
     
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    There's a difference between Impeachment and Impeachment hearings.....that clear it up for you?
     
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    Again, do you EVER have an original idea of your own?...Instead of making broad blanket statements with absolutely no evidence to back them up, (and no, Faux news does not count) please try if you can to actually substantiate the empty claims that you blindly spew.
     
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    What's your point?
     
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    Impeachment is a done deal.
     
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    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    No, you could rub his nose in it and it still wouldn't click.
     
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    This was my exact point.

    All hot air from Dems. 300 page report which contains 299.85 pages of blah, blah, blah by people who were not privy to anything. Didn't hear the call, most never met the President in their entire life. 1 paragraph of testimony from the only man who heard directly from Trump, quoted Trump saying "I WANT NOTHING. I WANT NOTHING."

    There will be no impeachment. Pelosi has already given up on getting enough votes from Dems, and if she did get the votes a Senate trial would showcase the Obama Administration's Deep State crimes for the entire world to see. Schiff's collusion with Eric Ciaramella, John Brennan and several "witnesses" would demand another criminal investigation resulting in his removal from office.

    They will vote to censure Trump, an empty statement meaning that they still hate him because he won and they lost.

    And the US and Ukranian Biden selling influence to foreign powers investigations will continue.
     
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    Devin Nunes sues CNN for $435M over ‘false and defamatory’ Ukraine story

    By Brian Flood, Brooke Singman | Fox News
    Congressman Devin Nunes, House Intelligence Committee, vows to hold CNN and The Daily Beast accountable for reporting recent stories about his involvement with Ukraine

    Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., sued CNN for defamation on Tuesday, accusing the cable network of publishing a “demonstrably false hit piece” about him amid his high-profile opposition to the Trump impeachment inquiry.

    The 47-page lawsuit, filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, accuses the liberal network of publishing “numerous egregiously false and defamatory” statements about Nunes on Nov. 22, 2019 when journalist Vicky Ward reported claims that Nunes met with Ukranian prosecutor, Viktor Shokin, in Vienna in 2018 to dig "up dirt" on Hunter and Joe Biden.

    Nunes, who has been leading GOP opposition to the House Democratic impeachment inquiry in the House Intelligence Committee, says he “did not go to Vienna or anywhere else in Austria in 2018” and “has never met” Shokin.


    “CNN is the mother of fake news. It is the least trusted name. CNN is eroding the fabric of America, proselytizing, sowing distrust and disharmony. It must be held accountable,” the lawsuit, obtained by Fox News, states.

    Nunes is seeking at least $435,350,000 in compensatory and punitive damages.


    CNN did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

    “CNN is the mother of fake news. It is the least trusted name. CNN is eroding the fabric of America, proselytizing, sowing distrust and disharmony. It must be held accountable."


    — Rep. Devin Nunes' lawsuit

    The lawsuit mocks the “trusted” source of CNN’s story, Lev Parnas, a man recently indicted by the U.S. government and charged with multiple federal crimes. The CNN story said Parnas’ attorney told them his client was willing to tell Congress about Nunes’ travels. The suit includes a tweet sent by MSNBC justice and security analyst Matthew Miller, who publicly questioned Parnas’ credibility.

    “It was obvious to everyone – including disgraceful CNN – that Parnas was a fraudster and a hustler,” the suit said. “It was obvious that his lies were part of a thinly-veiled attempt to obstruct justice and to trick either the United States Attorney or House Intelligence Committee Chairman, Adam Schiff into offering ‘immunity’ in return for information’ about [Nunes].”

    The suit also named Ward, the reporter who penned the piece in question, and “Cuomo Prime Time” namesake Chris Cuomo, who promoted the article.

    “The ulterior purpose of the CNN Article is to advance the impeachment inquiry, to seed doubt in the minds of Americans, and to influence the outcome of the 2020 election,” the lawsuit says.


    The suit mocks Cuomo for “having recently threatened to assault a man who referred to him as ‘Fredo,’ who Nunes claims also helped “disseminate the false and defamatory statements at issue in this case as part of a scheme to boost CNN’s ratings and further the House Democrats’ impeachment 'inquiry.'”

    “CNN reviewed, approved and ratified the fake news prior to publication,” the lawsuit states. “Prior to November 22, 2019, CNN knew that Parnas and his attorneys or other political operatives were shopping a story to the press that made claims about the Plaintiff, implicating him in efforts to get ‘dirt’ on Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden. CNN knew that no other news outlet would touch the salacious story because none of the ‘facts’ provided could be verified.”

    The lawsuit indicates that Nunes feels “CNN’s goal was to inflict maximum damage” to his reputation so that he would be removed from the impeachment inquiry against Trump. CNN Worldwide president Jeff Zucker has a longstanding feud with Trump, and the network is often criticized for focus solely on impeachment even at the expense of other important news.

    ‘HANNITY,’ 'TUCKER' HAVE BEST MONTHS EVER AS FOX NEWS TOPS MSNBC, CNN FOR 215TH STRAIGHT MONTH


    Zucker, who began his career at NBC, rose from researcher all the way to president and CEO of NBC Universal. Along the way, he was responsible for increasing Trump’s fame when he greenlighted “The Apprentice.” The duo has famously feuded since Trump’s foray into politics, with the president attacking the liberal network on a regular basis and accusing CNN of unfair coverage.

    “CNN harbors an institutional hatred, extreme bias, spite and ill-will towards Plaintiff, the GOP and President Trump, going back many years. CNN is notorious for making false claims about Republicans and publishing fake news that later has to be retracted,” the suit said.


    The lawsuit references other high-profile CNN personalities who shared the damning article, including Jake Tapper and Vaughn Sterling, a senior broadcast producer for the network.

    “The breadth of CNN’s publication is staggering,” the suit says. “CNN acted with actual malice and reckless disregard for the truth.”


    The suit continues: “The CNN Article was nothing less than opposition research. CNN rushed to get the story out in order to blunt the disastrous spectacle of the House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry, and to hurt the leader of the Republican opposition. CNN misrepresented facts and oversimplified issues in promoting the fake news story.”

    Nunes is seeking damages for “insult, pain, embarrassment, humiliation, mental suffering, injury to his reputation, special damages, costs, and other out-of-pocket expenses” totaling almost half a billion dollars."

    Nunes promised to take legal action last month on "Sunday Morning Futures," saying the only way to hold the "corrupt" media accountable is to challenge them in federal court. He told host Maria Bartiromo it was inappropriate for a news organization to take the word of someone who is attempting to smear a congressman, while still under federal indictment.

    "It is not OK to work with someone who has been indicted on [a] serious federal crime, to build a media narrative and dirty up a member of Congress," he said. "You’ve seen it, the American people have seen it over the last three years. We out them, and then they come out with a media narrative to try to dirty up the people who are doing the work on behalf of the American people.


    https://www.foxnews.com/politics/devin-nunes-sues-cnn
     
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    There will be an impeachment and I'm so confident of that fact that I'm willing to take money from any sucker who thinks otherwise.
     
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    Nunes, ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. He'd better get a damn good lawyer and then pray for a miracle.
    As for Hannity and Tucker, more ha has (plural). Look, the dense Trump cult has latched onto one source, the failed Fox News with zero journalism accolades, ZERO. Meanwhile, the true news enthusiast has several sources with a combined viewership far far greater than Fox.
    Once again, impeachment is a done deal. The evidence is clear and the public will largely get it even if the dumb dumbs in the Senate continue their cult behavior.
     
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    Nunes has proven himself to be a tool on more than one occasion. And his "law suit" is BS and he claims that he does not "recall" speaking with Parnas.


    https://www.axios.com/devin-nunes-l...ine-a2193934-f4ae-48de-a3c9-8750a306812b.html
     
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    I'm beyond believing these guys "can't remember people, events or actions" when they get caught.....Trump is running out of fall guy yes men.
     
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    Yup...it happens way too often. Sondland essentially did the same thing. It wasn't until he realized that he might face perjury charges that his memory mysteriously reappeared.
     
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