Lester Holt Really Blew a MAJOR followup opportunity

[GitRDun]

He asked Trump about his economic ties to Russia.

Trump hand waived, bloviated no, no, no and talked about this dumb letter from his lawyers.

In all the specific denials, Trump never said his businesses were not capitalized by Russians, e.g., he had Russian investors.

Holt completely ignored that fact and moved on. He should have gotten Trump on the record on whether or not he had Russian investors in his businesses. We know his sons said they do.

If we want to get rid of this guy, our media has GOT to get better.

What a wasted opportunity.

[Me.]

1. How Did 45 Throw Pence Under The Bus

Can't bear to watch

[blueinredohio]

2. I agree they never call his bluff and tell him he's a liar

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. Not really. Trump lies every day to the media.

If Holt had asked the question and Trump had claimed he had no Russian investors it wouldn't have made a damn bit of difference, because Trump has already claimed he has no connections with Russia and we already know he's lying. Holt could have his lie "on the record," which it already is; and we know that he won't tell the truth to anybody anyhow.

[GitRDun]

4. I've never seen him publicly say he has no Russian investors.

I think it's worth getting that BIG lie on tape.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. He has said that he has ZERO connections to Russia.

Trump has said he has no ties. At a news conference Wednesday, he said “I have nothing to do with Russia,” indicating he has never met Russian President Vladi­mir Putin. A day earlier, he tweeted “For the record, I have ZERO investments in Russia.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/heres-what-we-know-about-donald-trump-and-his-ties-to-russia/2016/07/29/1268b5ec-54e7-11e6-88eb-7dda4e2f2aec_story.html?utm_term=.d2fa30ae5adf

[GitRDun]

7. You just made my point.

His words are directionally to Russia. IN RUSSIA.

That's much different than saying my Turkish hotels have no Russian investors...or my Caribbean resort has no investors FROM Russia.

Holt blew it.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

11. Adam Schiff just said on MSNBC that they need to know about Russia's investments in Trump.

Trump will never admit to that (though his sons have done so), so it's up to the investigators to find out.

[GitRDun]

12. That's my point...Holt should have put him on the spot and asked the question nt

[nocalflea]

6. Didn't take much for Trump to shut down his interview with J. Dickerson. Is it fear of losing access with Holt ?

Did it not occur to Holt to ask that follow up ? Is it respect for the office? Bad journalism or intimadation ?
Please, I'm tired of the "MSM money rules all " flippancy ,not that it isn't valid . What else is driving lackluster journalism ?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

8. I'm beginning to think that they find asking "hard" questions of Dolt 45

kind of pointless, because he lies like other people breathe and he says different things on different days and other things that are completely at odds from what his staff might have said the same day. It would be almost like interviewing a crazy person. Oh, wait, it's exactly like interviewing a crazy person.

[nocalflea]

9. Why bother if his words have no meaning ?

Damn , don't people take pride in their work anymore.? Imagine Sam Donaldson saying to himself "Not worth my time ." Appreciate the input, cause I'm at a loss here.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

10. I don't know, but it seems to be like nailing Jell-O to the wall.

It seems completely impossible to get honest or consistent answers from him. I commend Lester Holt for at least keeping a straight face; I don't think I could.

[nocalflea]

13. I hear ya. When Trump brought up the electoral college, my eyes would have rolled straight out of my head.

[AgadorSparticus]

16. Holt should have asked the questions anyways. He may not get the answer he's looking for

But sometimes responses lead us down different paths and gives us answers we didn't expect.

[edhopper]

14. I caught that too.

Hopefully if he does another​ real news interview, he will be asked specifically if there is any money from any Russian institution or person invested in his bussiness here or abroad.

His side stepp was obvious too me.

[creeksneakers2]

15. When they were talking about Flynn

I wanted Holt to ask Trump if he told Flynn to make the call about sanctions to the Russians. That would explain why Flynn wasn't fired. (He was only doing what he was told to do.) A request from Trump to undermine the foreign policy of the United States would look very suspicious. Why go so far out of his way to help the Russians? Payback for some hacking?

Trump and the White House keep saying that Flynn lied to Pence. What did Flynn tell Trump? Isn't that more important?

[ecstatic]

17. Nor did he ask if Trump's kids had business there

Remember the fake divesting ceremony? Smh

[Cha]

18. What a surprise.