Those “four people with knowledge of the matter”? They are not merely anonymous sources – they are anonymous sources being quoted by other anonymous sources, as Brit Hume so ably pointed out:
Brit Hume @brithume It turns out that the new McClatchy story on Michael Cohen in Prague is not based on intel their sources saw but what their sources’ sources said they saw. The story remains exclusive. https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/28/michael-cohen-prague-mcclatchy/ …
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Bit Hume seems to have some pretty good Tweets even though he seems to be part of the Washington elite.
Bit Hume seems to have some pretty good Tweets even though he seems to be part of the Washington elite.
He maintains his watchability by once in awhile going against the crowd, but in a way that rides the middle....