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NPR Blatantly Lies About Donald Trump Jr.’s 2017 Senate Testimony
The Federalist ^ | NOVEMBER 30, 2018 | Mollie Hemingway

Posted on 11/30/2018 6:47:39 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum

NPR falsely claimed that Donald Trump Jr.’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee in September 2017 conflicted with an account given by a former attorney for President Donald Trump.

Here is NPR’s false write-up of that testimony:

Trump Jr. told the Senate Judiciary Committee in September 2017 that although there had been negotiations surrounding a prospective Trump Tower in Moscow, they concluded without result ‘at the end’ of 2014.

‘But not in 2015 or 2016?’ Trump Jr. was asked.

‘Certainly not ’16,’ he said. ‘There was never a definitive end to it. It just died of deal fatigue.’

Trump’s account contrasts with the new version of events given by Cohen on Thursday in a guilty plea in federal court. In that new version, Cohen says the discussions with at least one Russian government official and others in Moscow continued through June 2016, well into Trump’s presidential campaign.

In fact, Senate investigators were asking Trump Jr. about a series of efforts to develop property in Russia, going back several years. Reporter Phil Ewing (reporter Tim Mak contributed to the story) conflates one of those efforts with another separate effort. That conflation results in the false news report.

A full 100 pages before the portion Ewing quotes, Trump Jr. explicitly contradicts NPR’s false claim when he gives a clear answer to the following question:

(Excerpt) Read more at thefederalist.com ...


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KEYWORDS: mediabias; npr
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1 posted on 11/30/2018 6:47:39 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Did they report it in that annoying-ass, semi-fag low monotone voice that sounds like the play-by-play announcer for British croquet?


2 posted on 11/30/2018 6:54:38 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Chuck Schumer has never held a private sector job in his life.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

It is National Propaganda Radio, after all


3 posted on 11/30/2018 7:02:27 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Or golf.


4 posted on 11/30/2018 7:04:43 PM PST by SantosLHalper (Eat some bacon.No, I got no idea if it'll make you feel better, I just made too much bacon.")
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

So who’s gonna organize marches across the country threatening to start an insurrection if he is kicked out?

There’s nothing left to lose boys.

We can hang together now or hang separately later, like Ben said.

Yeah I’m willing to say it will be an insurrection at the rally cause i got nephews and nieces who need to inherit a real republic.

If Trump is ousted, we will go to war, it needs to be known, just like my tagline says.

I DONT want to spend 10 minutes in jail.

I’m fat and comfortable on my couch and it’s fun typing on FR.

And I’m scared they’ll grab us and throw us in some hole for a long time.

But what’s the alternative?

I’m all ears.


5 posted on 11/30/2018 7:08:01 PM PST by dp0622 (The Left should know if.. Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

NPR needs to be 100% defunded.


6 posted on 11/30/2018 7:11:41 PM PST by Revel
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To: dp0622

There is no alternative.

Same as muslims, the leftist demand we submit or die.


7 posted on 11/30/2018 7:12:17 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Planning to build buildings is a cr8me?


8 posted on 11/30/2018 7:12:29 PM PST by Pikachu_Dad ("the media are selling you a line of soap)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

More fodder for Leftist charges on social media...


9 posted on 11/30/2018 7:13:02 PM PST by DoughtyOne (01/26/18 DJIA 30 stocks $26,616.71 48.794% > open 11/07/16 $215.71 frm 50% increase in 1.2183 yrs)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

Well we’re just watching people’s houses being raided in the dead of night like the feds are the gestapo and things are just getting worse.

and i don’t know how to organize a rally or to get a larger movement going.

but the country is in jeopardy and i have a feeling ALL of the names of folks who visited FR exist somewhere in some deep state database.

Not saying they worry about us much. But we’re kind of a “down the line” kind of problem to take care of.

It’s not so far fetched anymore.


10 posted on 11/30/2018 7:19:54 PM PST by dp0622 (The Left should know if.. Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Is this a surprise???/sarc.


11 posted on 11/30/2018 7:23:34 PM PST by wetgundog (CNN is FAKE NEWS ...Just added NBC.)
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To: dp0622

I’m sure posting on FR is being monitored and you’re probably right that we are not a top priority at the present.

Nothing became too far fetched to believe after Usurpation Day.

Once I realized that both parties were subverting the Constitution it became easier to believe that the conspiracies were real and only regarded as theories because no one was ever arrested.


12 posted on 11/30/2018 7:31:15 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

NPR grying to do leg work for Mueller.

If your neighbor watches NPrR, your neighbor will denounce you to the state push come to shove. The mentality of people watching/listening to that subsidised crap is scary.


13 posted on 11/30/2018 7:33:44 PM PST by JudgemAll (Democrats Fed. job-security Whorocracy & hate:hypocrites must be gay like us or be tested/crucified)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

I know for a fact that quite a few years ago there was a guy writing specifically about me (DP0622) somewhere, i forget where and he was taking the time to tear apart my posts and try and humiliate me and I didn’t give a ####.

Some other FReeper warned me and I saw my FR name in lights :)

I searched my name here on google just now and saw some attacks on me from several years back :)

Quite a few of us probably could.

I just don’t care.

But there’s people out there that hate us.

Make no mistake about it.


14 posted on 11/30/2018 7:39:02 PM PST by dp0622 (The Left should know if.. Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
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To: dp0622

LOL, out there? there’s people here who hate me.

I keep telling them the truth about what natural born citizen means and because their guy ain’t one they get pretty vicious.

At some point I expect they’ll have to kill me to shut me up.


15 posted on 11/30/2018 7:46:32 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

ROFL!!

I remember those brawls!!

Well Queens, NY is about as natural born as you can get!! :)

As long as you don’t get mugged lol


16 posted on 11/30/2018 7:50:04 PM PST by dp0622 (The Left should know if.. Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

...And we pay for it; it sways millions of minds.


17 posted on 11/30/2018 8:04:08 PM PST by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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To: dp0622

Well Queens, NY is about as natural born as you can get!! :)

As long as your parents were citizens. ;)


18 posted on 11/30/2018 8:19:06 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

oh yeah i forgot!!

then i take it back!


19 posted on 11/30/2018 8:20:46 PM PST by dp0622 (The Left should know if.. Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Most NPR people blatantly lie in casual conversation.

rwood


20 posted on 11/30/2018 9:15:23 PM PST by Redwood71
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