CNN botches dates, inaccurately reports Trump campaign had WikiLeaks sneak peek

CNN’s latest anti-Trump “exclusive” came crashing down on Friday, when the Washington Post debunked the network’s report claiming the Trump campaign had early, secret access to hacked DNC emails from WikiLeaks.

The liberal network on Friday trumpeted that Congressional investigators obtained a mysterious 2016 email that was sent to Trump and other top aides, including Donald Trump Jr., which contained information on how to get a sneak peek at hacked information that WikiLeaks had acquired. The email, as CNN reported, offered a “decryption key” to access the files.

But by getting the crucial dates wrong, CNN turned information available to anyone on the planet with an Internet connection into secrets – and an implication WikiLeaks was offering to collude with Team Trump.

“… this massive error has only cemented the skepticism of those that slammed the network’s self-righteous campaign.”
– Alan Futerfas, attorney for Donald Trump, Jr.

CNN eventually issued a correction: “CNN’s initial reporting of the date on an email sent to members of the Trump campaign about Wikileaks documents, which was confirmed by two sources to CNN, was incorrect. We have updated our story to include the correct date, and present the proper context for the timing of email.”

No disciplinary action will be taken in the matter, a CNN official said in a tweet.

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