by: Brent Smith:
Someone, or gang of someones, needs to be punished for this. But the press is protected by the First Amendment. At least that is what the howling radicals at places like the ACLU would likely exclaim.
However, this isn’t a simple misquote, typo, or journalistic faux-pas. This was a fabrication from word go. This was a demonstrable and now admitted lie. This was and is slander – pure and simple – done only to drag Trump into the mud where the Post resides.
And all those other leftist outlets who claimed they verified the Post’s claim should also be held accountable. In fact, if you look back you’ll find they all pretty much took turns quoting one another as proof of verification.