CBS Evening News anchor Norah O’Donnell was just the latest journalist to make a fool of herself by repeating the exact words that an unnamed DOJ official told her without verifying the information independently. This time, the factual matter under dispute was the exact whereabouts of President Trump’s three passports after the FBI raided his Florida mansion.
The Deep State wanted ordinary Americans to know yesterday — off the record of course! — that the FBI didn’t take Donald Trump’s passports. How dare the 45th President of the United States suggest such a thing! To have the audacity to accuse our finest law enforcement officers of stealing his stuff, Norah wanted you to know, was just another low in the career of Orange Man Bad.
Except, of course, Trump was right. The FBI had stolen his passports during the raid on Mar-a-Lago. Trump’s attorneys even released an email from the FBI telling them when his passports could be picked up! To make matters worse: the passports ...