O'Donnell has apologized on Twitter

[orangecrush]

Link to tweet

?s=19

For breaking the #RussianCosigners story without verification.


The network apparently put the squeeze on him.

If true, it will eventually come out, and this still may be a sign of the end for dolt 45.

[DURHAM D]

1. This is about increasing viewers for tonight.

Should work.

[orangecrush]

3. It will

But I still have a feeling this was an actual leak.

[Hoyt]

2. Maybe he was confronted by people who don't like unsubstantiated accusations, even if against

the most worthless POS in history, and totally within the realm of possibilities. If evidence surfaces, great.

[orangecrush]

4. There was a single source

From what I read.

That is not "unsubstantiated", imo.

[grantcart]

7. If he didn't have a copy of the signature which could include a picture taken by a phone

Then it was a completely unsubstantiated claim.

A single source with nothing to substantiate the charge

[Hoyt]

10. Unnamed single source. Sounds like BS to me.

[Bradical79]

14. That is unsubstantiated

Doesn't mean wrong, but a single un-named source talking to one guy with 0 supporting evidence is pretty much the defenition of unsubstantiated. It means more work needs to be done to substantiate the claim.

[katmondoo]

5. I believe Lawrence. It makes sense that Trumpy would need co-signers

[0rganism]

6. true or not, Trump will claim this fuck-up exonerates him and his rabid fanbase will believe it

[grantcart]

8. My friend called me at the time and I had to pull out of traffic to listen

I was very sceptical. Be suspicious of anything that sounds "too good".

Unlikely that a high level leak isn't going to have a second outlet like WSJ WP NYT

[underthematrix]

9. #TraitorTrump has told over 12,000 lies

Link to tweet

[moondust]

11. One possibility

is that NBC executives don't want anybody under their control doing anything to shut down the coming "horse race" that they're counting on to make them trillionaires.

[GoCubsGo]

12. Meanwhile,

Trump diverted hundreds of millions of FEMA dollars to build his stupid-ass wall--at the beginning of peak hurricane season. While a hurricane is barrelling toward Florida. He is also denying automatic citizenship to children of overseas troops. And, he came out and accused an American network of disloyalty for not doing a better job of promoting his campaign. That's just today. This thing with O'Donnell is petty shit in comparison, and it's sad to see that how it's being allowed to divert attention from actual outrages.

[melman]

13. How rigorous is that verification process if this can even happen?