The following article by John T. Bennett was posted on the Roll Call website January 11, 2018:
Tweet registers high on defensive scale, but low on accuracy meter
President Donald Trump on Thursday labeled a dossier of information about his alleged Russia ties “disproven,” suggesting it was directly paid for by the Democratic Party and used by the FBI to tip the scales in the 2016 election.
But each of those claims is dubious at best.
First, here is what the president tweeted just after 6:30 a.m. Thursday, in his own words:
Disproven and paid for by Democrats “Dossier used to spy on Trump Campaign. Did FBI use Intel tool to influence the Election?” @foxandfriends Did Dems or Clinton also pay Russians? Where are hidden and smashed DNC servers? Where are Crooked Hillary Emails? What a mess!
Continue reading “Fact Check: Trump’s Dossier Tweet Full of Dubious Claims”