SILENCE From MSM Regarding Accuser Avanatti Announced Today

[LandOfHopeAndDreams]

DU is the Only place I've seen this story covered. The media, MSNBC included, has not mentioned it this morning at all.

Why?????

[ramblin_dave]

1. I assume they will want to verify it on their own - nt

[DUgosh]

2. Julie is #6 on Twitter so it will get harder to ignore

[brush]

3. What came out? Did Avenatti announce something?

[MrsCoffee]

7. He posted his client's affidavit.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211183135

[madaboutharry]

4. It is going a bit of time for them to get their reports ready.

They are reading the document and verifying.

Have patience.

[Watchfoxheadexplodes]

5. Must be verified

Especially after the cluster f on rosenstein.

[honest.abe]

6. Give it a bit of time.

This is going to be big.

[Blecht]

10. +googolplexian

Exactly right -- this is bigger than Dr. Ford.

[blaze]

8. LA Times has it

Link to tweet

Breaking: Michael Avenatti reveals his client Julie Swetnick as the third woman to accuse Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct https://lat.ms/2xDJ4aa

[triron]

16. Great start!

[TheBlackAdder]

20. Sexual misconduct -- it seems to go far beyond misconduct IMO.

[blaze]

25. Misconduct sounds so innocent, doesn't it.

Hopefully, this will change the narrative.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

9. Good journalists get independent confirmation before publishing

or broadcasting stories. They'll try to contact Avenatti or his client first.

[Tdog]

11. Because they are

all trying to verify the story. Which seems to be quite difficult at the Moment. Are we still thinking Avenatti 2020?

If this turns out to be a nothing burger I will be very disappointed!

[LandOfHopeAndDreams]

12. I'll Wait

It seems like the media is normally all BREAKING NEWS the second something major breaks. But not a single word so far.

I would think MSNBC would want to get out in front of this story. Hope it gets covered in the next hour or two, otherwise they're pathetic and useless.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

21. It is important that they report accurately & factually - they are NOT Fox News. This takes time.

Rachel Maddox reported once about GOP operatives sending her false info to report on in order to discredit her.

[Achilleaze]

13. corporate media is owned by republicans

and generally not willing to rock the boat.

Cowards.

[bearsfootball516]

30. Or, they watched the NYT get burned on monday and are making sure they have everything airtight.

[Tursiops]

31. Yup

They throw the left a bone for a few hours every night though.

[demmiblue]

14. Mentioned by guest on Craig Melvin. n/t

[Watchfoxheadexplodes]

15. Fox briefly mentioned it

Brett baire

"Of course this is uninstantual" lol spelling grr

[DesertRat]

17. The news outlets independently verify the reports first

That's the difference between journalism and fake news.

[honest.abe]

18. CNBC has it online

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/26/michael-avenatti-identifies-kavanaugh-accuser-as-julie-swetnick.html

Also Bloomberg.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-26/kavanaugh-battle-squeezes-gop-between-base-and-female-voters

More to follow I am sure.

[bigtree]

19. I think they want Trump to have his moment at the UN

...without looking like they ambushed him.

I'm thinking they already have leads on this story and are ready to report.

[RandySF]

22. Give it time

It’s hitting the papers now.

[gopiscrap]

23. MSNBC is just now reporting it

[lostnfound]

27. "Stormy Daniels Lawyer Releases Name..".. MSNBC title on screen. uggh.

His name is Michael Avenatti. Stormy Damiels has nothing to do with it.

[demmiblue]

24. Now being covered more substantially on MSNBC. n/t

[TreasonousBastard]

26. It's on MSNBC right now, and it's all over the place elsewhere, but...

MSNBC said flat out that hey are working to verify some things before they say more.

Don't play into Trump's hand complaining about media just because they don't act the way you think they should.

[Grasswire2]

28. it's on twitter, fwiw. nt

[sarcasmo]

32. MSNBC has Avenatti on now.