The NYT/Wapo bombs are flying early today. Shortly after the New York Times dropped a story alleging that Trump bragged to the Russians about firing the "nut job" James Comey, the Washington Post has just dropped another bomb of their own alleging that a senior White House adviser and "someone close to the president" is under scrutiny by investigators.
It's that time of day again. The market is nearly closed, the weekend draws close and the mainstream media needs a new narrative. Well voila - from none other than anonymously source US officials, The New York Times proclaims that
President Trump told Russian officials in the Oval Office this month that firing the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, had relieved “great pressure” on him, according to a document summarizing the meeting.
Authored by Patrick Buchanan via Buchanan.org,
“With the stroke of a pen, Rod Rosenstein redeemed his reputation,” writes Dana Milbank of The Washington Post.
What had Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein done to be welcomed home by the Post like the prodigal son?
Without consulting the White House, he sandbagged President Trump, naming a special counsel to take over the investigation of the Russia connection that could prove ruinous to this presidency.
While careful to hedge himself, it appears Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has broken the back of The Democrats' desperate narrative by confirming that he stands by his memo that was initially used as the reason for former FBI Director James Comey's firing.
As The Hill reports, Rosenstein told lawmakers, according to a released copy of his opening statement...
Authored by Soren Kern via The Gatestone Institute,