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BREAKING NEWS: President Trump pressured Fox News to release fake story about death of DNC staffer
dailymail.co.uk ^ | 8/1/17 | Chris Spargo

Posted on 08/01/2017 8:03:13 AM PDT by ColdOne

Full title.....................BREAKING NEWS: President Trump pressured Fox News to release fake story about death of DNC staffer Seth Rich and Wikileaks to divert attention from Russia, claims explosive lawsuit....................President Donald Trump is being accused of knowingly and actively trying to spread false news about the murder of DNC employee Seth Rich in a new lawsuit.

Rod Wheeler filed a complaint on Tuesday in the Southern District of New York against Fox News, Malia Zimmerman and Ed Butowsky claiming that they worked together to create a false narrative surrounding the death of Rich.

Also contributing to the creation of that fake news story was President Trump according to court documents, which claim that the Commander-in-Chief wanted the story to include multiple fake quotes which were attributed to Wheeler.

Wheeler is a former Washington DC homicide detective who investigated Rich;'s murder and frequently appeared as a guest on Fox News to discuss the case.

The filing also includes a text message from Butowsky, a Texas wealth manager and Trump supporter, to Wheeler, in which he discusses the President's eagerness to see the story published.

'Not to add any more pressure but the president just read the article. He wants the article out immediately. It's now all up to you. But don't feel the pressure,' Butowsky texted Wheeler according to the filing.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 3; duplicate; fakenews; foxnews; rodwheeler; sethrich; sethrichmurder; trump; trumpsethrich
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To: Rockitz

Left has full on flood the zone to counter the truth.

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DING DING DING DING WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER!

This whole thing is a “get in front of the story” tactic used by the Clinton-era leftists and their media stooges.

They pound the table forcefully with loud propaganda, known at the time as “spin”, then when the real facts are forthcoming they cry “OLD DEBUNKED NEWS!” and dismiss it.


61 posted on 08/01/2017 9:41:14 AM PDT by angryoldfatman
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To: Common Sense 101

This is a set up folks to force discovery to force a investigation. Rod wheeler just tweeted to follow Debbie blabber mouth it guy cuz it’s connected to Seth rich. Trump playing chess everyone else playing marbles...


62 posted on 08/01/2017 9:45:48 AM PDT by remaxagnt (`)
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To: boycott

Exactly it’s a set up...


63 posted on 08/01/2017 9:46:12 AM PDT by remaxagnt (`)
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To: rktman
"Well, when I see it from cnn, then I’ll buy in."

Well, here you go:

Lawsuit: Fox News concocted Seth Rich story with oversight from White House

Funny how this isn't a story to the MSM except when they think they can tar Trump...

64 posted on 08/01/2017 9:47:09 AM PDT by Magnatron
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To: LS

You beat me to it. I instantly thought same thing especially when he says stay tuned


65 posted on 08/01/2017 9:47:44 AM PDT by remaxagnt (`)
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To: boycott

Not Rod Wheeler...no check mark by his name verifying


66 posted on 08/01/2017 10:10:36 AM PDT by slipper (It may be too late.)
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To: ColdOne

Funny how when the Obama administration was found colluding with reporters via email (WikiLeaks) there was no issue and it was barely a blip in the MSM.


67 posted on 08/01/2017 10:50:21 AM PDT by Mozzafiato
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To: LS
Wheeler was hired by Seth Rich’s parents late last year to investigate the murder of their son. His nominal fees to do so were paid for by a third party.

He was ordered to “Cease and Desist” in this investigation when DNC Crisis Manager, Brad Bauman appeared on the scene to become the family’s spokesperson.

"Funny" how that worked.

68 posted on 08/01/2017 11:19:50 AM PDT by Qiviut (Obama's Legacy in two words: DONALD TRUMP)
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To: ColdOne

What happened to the, “Trump is a Russian” spy narrative?


69 posted on 08/01/2017 11:48:07 AM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: JonPreston

Perhaps the goal.


70 posted on 08/01/2017 1:38:45 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: ColdOne

Rod Wheeler filed a complaint on Tuesday in the Southern District of New York against Fox News, Malia Zimmerman and Ed Butowsky claiming that they worked together to create a false narrative surrounding the death of Rich.


If this is against the law, why are we not filing suits every day against democrats and the MSM colluding on false narratives.


71 posted on 08/01/2017 8:12:32 PM PDT by SaraJohnson ( Whites must sue for racism. It's pay day.)
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