Networks Cry Uncle Over Dubious Trump Tower Story....But Won’t Fess Up on Air

Over the last week, one of CNN’s attempts to prove Trump-Russia collusion fell apart as Michael Cohen lawyer Lanny Davis not only admitted to having been the source for their July 26 piece on Cohen claiming that Trump knew beforehand about the infamous Trump Tower meeting but that his client didn’t actually know if Trump was tipped off. Even though Davis revealed that second piece of information in an August 22 interview on CNN’s AC360 (with the other coming in a Monday BuzzFeed News post), CNN not only stood by the story but lashed out at anyone seeking to question their reporting. Also, the “big three” networks of ABC, CBS, and NBC confirmed CNN’s scoop and gave 39 minutes 23 seconds to it during their morning and evening newscasts July 27-31. -- More...