“However, why did POTUS and Don Jr take it as Gospel? Clearly they believe the source, because of their reaction.”
I don’t think Trump took this as gospel. I think this is a distraction clearly intended to tie up the MSM for a few days while the administration defunds the PLO.
“...distraction...”
Yes.
Funny, I had the same thought. Thinking that Trump and Bannon at odds sort of seems like a distraction cooked up to draw the media’s attention away from something big going on. It’s what Trump does. He knows the art of distraction.