Malcolm Nance: The entire NYT story smells like a Trump ambush.

[highplainsdem]

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The entire NYT story smells like a Trump ambush. Trump knew ANONYMOUS sources would be too tempting. His “stable state allies” fed it. This is an elaborate plan to fire Rosenstein. This could set the country on fire.

[Wellstone ruled]

1. Sure smells that way.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

28. I see Bill Shine's fingerprints all over this.

[Wellstone ruled]

33. Sure seems that way.

From what has been disclosed since his days at fake noise,that was one of his MO included planting fake stories in order to try and capture a News event.

[shraby]

2. He's nailed it.

[ooky]

3. Absolutely.

They will stop at nothing.

[dlk]

4. I Agree. This Whole Story Smells Like a Setup.

And a desperate distraction from the Kavanaugh debacle.

[calimary]

5. Wouldn't surprise me.

[CatMor]

6. It definitely smells like trump the con man .....

It is right up his alley. He is nothing but a low life two bit crook.

[at140]

30. OK, but why would NYT swallow the leaked story

hook, line and sinker? I think there is a deeper plot brewing which might surface anytime.

[Zoonart]

34. Because they had been primed by their

acceptance of the Anonymous op-ed that set off the "who wrote it?" firestorm. I

It makes me think that the op-ed was a tRump plant designed to soften them up, and at the same time, give the WH an excuse to fire anyone on the suspect list.

Starting to see a pattern here. Denigrating the NYT as fake news while, at the same time exploiting them

[CatMor]

35. I don't know why the NYT swallowed the story ....

but something like this is the kind of crap trump and junior would be involved in. It is trumps obsession to have Rosenstein gone.

[meadowlark5]

7. And Michael Schmidt couldn't resist the notoriety of a "bombshell"

I don't want any news source to not report legitimate information. But these journalists are chasing some Woodword/Bernstein fame that they are willing to do so at the cost of this country's democracy. He just gave Trump what he needs to justify firing Rosenstein. Did this fame chaser not realize it? Maybe think outside of the chase for glory and wonder what is the reason this info came to you. Why would this information come to you? Who benefits from this information. So the NYT is being used to help Trump. If they don't see that because they want to be the first and break the bombshell, then they are reckless.

[Trust Buster]

9. Excellent post.

[maxrandb]

12. Michael Schmidt ought to be fucking fired NOW

What bullshit from the NYT.

They should be embarrassed, and if they're going to pull this shit, they should lose subscribers by the millions.

[dchill]

16. That's been my thinking since the "story" broke..

It seems to me like Gym Jordan and Devin Nunes got together and worked up a sweat.

[spanone]

8. K&R...

[bdamomma]

10. tRump

is a rat in a corner, almost wish he eat the cheese in the trap.

[Ccarmona]

11. The Masses Will Revolt

If Trump fires Rosenstein and that leads to the termination of the Mueller Investigation

[BigmanPigman]

13. I posted this earlier. I think Don Jr planted the story.

If ROSENSTEIN is fired PROTESTS in 900+ cities...RESIST!
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Join us.

[lamp_shade]

36. I received my ALERT - BE PREPARED email last night. I'm ready. nt

[BigmanPigman]

42. Great!

RESISTING is patriotism!

[Mr.Bill]

14. Nobody named Trump

is smart enough to pull off something like this.

The NYT needs to print a front page retraction in tomorrow's issue.

[Ligyron]

21. Yes, front page retraction or else!

[dchill]

15. Whenever Malcolm Nance and I agree (often)

You have what I call undeniable truth!

[FakeNoose]

18. Is Nance ever wrong?

Not that I'm aware of.

Just sayin'

[dchill]

19. Probably not. Every time I see him, I agree with him...

So, therefore, he agrees with me. Seriously, I've never known him to be wrong.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

29. He hasn't been wrong yet.

[Hekate]

17. Agreed. The whole thing stinks of ratfckery. nt

[mulsh]

20. Iwatched it unfold live on Nicole Wallace's show today. that was my immediate thought. Schmidt

didn't look as graciuosly smug as he normally looks with a scoop. I read the article right after the show and noticed the complete lack of my direct quotes from people in the room. With the exception of Rosentstein's assertion that he was being sarcastic.

Another thought that hit me quickly was why now a year or so after the alleged events is this a front page story?

edited to add the last sentence.

[JDC]

22. W/O a doubt

[kimbutgar]

23. The story was made up by the orange maggot's minions.

It smells like a bs lie.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

24. So wtf NYT?

[Laura PourMeADrink]

25. Talk about insanity. What sane person plants a story

That hinges on whether he is sane or not??

[FM123]

26. What Malcolm Nance said makes so much sense!

It almost makes me wonder if the first anonymous article in the nytimes about stable state allies was a set up too, just to get us ready for this piece that was coming....

[generalbetrayus]

27. Trump expects to fire Rosenstein based on a report

from "the failing New York Times"? How does he explain that to his deplorables? Yeah, I know, no explanation necessary for his mindless idiots.

[Power 2 the People]

31. Was Maggie Haberman involved?

She loves access.

[better]

32. Honestly, it is almost too blindingly obvious to be believed.

The same day what's his face is rolling out a media plan to build support for firing Rosenstein, this hit piece drops.
Anyone care to offer odds we don't eventually see this tied to the aborted declassification drive earlier this week?

"Persons briefed on the meeting/memo" sure sounds an awful lot to me like "stooges selectively leaking un-de-classified information at the behest of Fox "News" by way of tRump".

I've heard of State-run media, but Media-run State?
Is this really where we are now?

[Gothmog]

37. The NYT was played for fools

[Gothmog]

38. I agree with Malcom Nance

[lindysalsagal]

39. Can't wait for the nyt retraction. THAT will be FUN!

[janx]

40. Trump vows to rid Justice Department of 'lingering stench'

https://edition.cnn.com/2018/09/21/politics/donald-trump-rod-rosenstein-lingering-stench/index.html

[janx]

41. Coming from many quarters--

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