The reason Lawrence O'Donnell retracted what he said last nite is due to MSNBC cowtowing to Trump et

[triron]

al.

[exboyfil]

1. Actually no

May have? A single source that has not actually seen the documents?

The last thing you want to do is immunize Trump like Bush was from his National Guard record.

[triron]

5. Has the 'source' confirmed this? I doubt it.

[FBaggins]

14. NBC reported it. On what basis do you believe one report and disbelieve the other?

Only one of the two has said there was an "error in judgment"

Also - O'Donnell referred to the source as "close to" the bank... not someone who worked for the bank.

[brooklynite]

16. Where did NBC report it?

[FBaggins]

18. Tweet from a producer on Morning Joe

Deutsche Bank is declining to comment on Lawrence O’Donnell’s reporting that Russian oligarch’s co-signed Trump’s loans. The information came from a single source who has not seen the bank records. NBC has not seen those records and has not yet been able to verify the reporting.

https://thehill.com/homenews/media/459164-trump-lawyer-demands-msnbc-retract-report-alleging-banking-ties-to-russian

Link to tweet

?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1166680249821782017&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fthehill.com%2Fhomenews%2Fmedia%2F459164-trump-lawyer-demands-msnbc-retract-report-alleging-banking-ties-to-russian

[42bambi]

26. Source did not see the docs, source may have

been in the room and heard the referenced content. Hmmmm.

[Grasswire2]

28. this tweet is poorly written

Michael Del Moro tells us something definitive as if it comes from NBC, but does not offer us the quote/source.

[FBaggins]

30. Seriously?

Suddenly we're worried about the lack of a source?

That was sarcasm, right?

[Pantagruel]

2. He didn't exactly retract it

more about violating the sourcing guidelines.

[Grasswire2]

29. I don't see a retraction, either. nt

[Celerity]

33. yes he just did, he said 'tonight we are retracting the story'

wait until there is a video, I guarantee he said he is retracting it

I have great hearing, and I am sober atm, lolol

[Mr.Bill]

36. I heard it, too. n/t

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. Doubtful, but he might have violated its single-source guidelines.

[dem4decades]

4. Don't make excuses for poor journalism.

[triron]

6. Not making excuses. Stating what I believe.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. What's the evidentiary basis for your belief?

[LiberalFighter]

8. Says who?

[dem4decades]

11. Seeing I was the one that said it, I guess me.

[greyl]

9. He did not retract! nt

[greyl]

31. Balls, he just retracted it on air.

Still stopped short of saying it isn't true.

[Freethinker65]

10. O'Donnell fucked up. But did anyone apologize for the birther nonsense??

Obama actually was forced to release his birth certificate to quell the madness (though to GOP/Trump loyalists it was never enough).

Trump gets away with allowing absolutely nothing getting released. No taxes, no WH testimony, no or arbitrary voluntary compliance with Presidential records act, no data for gains/losses with regards to emoluments, no medical records, no Melania immigration paperwork, etc.

Democrats should be screaming.

[pbmus]

12. Agree, but democrats will acquiesce to a garden hose instead of 100 fire engines..

Of course NBC should standby Lawrence O’Donnell and his reporting...enough of the hypocrisy of cable news... grow a set, and let the Americans clamoring for truth know that you stand for accountability in our government.

[Joe941]

25. This. It wouldn't surprise me if he resigns.

We fire our guys when they mess up, but the gopper look the other way and defend those who do wrong.

[Hoyt]

13. The fact O'Donnell said tax returns indicated this, shows he blew it.

Other documents, like the loan agreement, might show that. But Tax Returns likely would not.

While I want trump gone, I'd rather Democrats do it with verifiable evidence, not some hastily sourced story that should never have been released without verification.

[FBaggins]

15. He didn't

He mentioned tax returns in the context of reporting that Trump reported very little income (at that this wasn't surprising). The bombshell claim was based on supposed loan documents.

On edit - He "didn't" base the claim on tax returns. Obviously he did "blow it"/

[Hoyt]

17. His tweet did. Might just be poorly written, but it is definitely misleading and premature.

Link to tweet

Tweet above is posted on this DU thread: https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=12415276

Post # 6.

I think O'Donnell may have removed the original tweet as of this afternoon. Another sign of blowing it.

[NewJeffCT]

19. His tweet is still there

The paragraph says two separate things - (1) he pays very little income tax per his tax returns and (2) his loans have Russian co-signers. He did not say that the loans were listed in the tax returns

[Hoyt]

21. At best, poorly written like the 2nd Amendment. In any event, O'Donnell is apologizing.

[StarfishSaver]

20. He shouldn't have reported it unless and until it was confirmed

I had a problem with it last night when he said it, given the number of caveats the attack to it.

When he said, "We only have one source and we have not independently confirmed this," I wondered, "if you don't have this confirmed, why are you talking about it? Go get confirmation and then come back and tell us about it. if you can't pin it down, don't talk about it on television."

[MFM008]

22. CAN WE WAIT

And see wtf he says before we execute him.

[Grasswire2]

27. Rush to judgment is how Dan was Rathered.

How Franken was f*^ked.

How Donahue was hosed.

.....and so on.

[ooky]

23. You know this how?

[moondust]

24. Horse race! Horse race!

Don't stop the horse race!

[a kennedy]

32. and am I way off base, Dan Rather.....

[demgrrrll]

34. They just asked for a retraction, not a resignation. If that is as far as this goes I will

believe that they want to bury the issue. They are big on asking for resignations. I bet they do not ask for one this time.

[Trenzalore]

35. One of the dumbass kids is threatening to sue

I'm sure he is being explained discovery by the attorneys his dad employs.