Bloomberg Journos Didn’t Leak Trump Comments, Toronto Star Reporter Says

on August 31, 2018 in Washington, DC.
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Daniel Dale, the Toronto Star reporter who published off-record comments from President Donald Trump to Bloomberg reporters, in which Trump said he would not compromise with Canada in trade negotiations, denied Saturday that the Bloomberg reporters themselves leaked the comments.

Dale said he was making the denial to combat Trump’s accusations Friday that Bloomberg’s reporters had broken the off-record arrangement.

The New York Times’ Maggie Haberman, citing unnamed “people close to the White House,” said Friday that her sources had “raised [the] possibility that Trump ordered it put out.”

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  1. Avatar for sooner sooner says:

    Cadet Bone Spurs John Barron",“John Miller” or maybe it was “David Dennison”.leaked them, right?

    And then tRump went off to dig himself deep into a sand trap because this past week was all about John McCain.

    sad

  2. The shockin’ aw:

    " Haberman, citing unnamed “people close to the White House,” said Friday that her sources had “raised [the] possibility that Trump ordered it put out.” "

    … as I commented here at the time.

    In other Breaking News, Dog Barks, Neighbors Annoyed.

  3. Does anyone actually believe that Donald J. Fucking Trump cares about rules such as the “off the record rule?” The fucking guy has not disclosed his Tax Returns. The fucking guy paid hush money to his mistresses during the last month of the Presidential campaign he won. The fucking guy conspired with the Russian Intelligence Service to win the electoral votes he needed since he knew he was going to lose the popular vote. And he is bitching about someone breaking the off the record rule?

  4. Trump leaks OTR in order to gin up faux outrage so he can scream fake news. He created his own fake news to distract from McCain’s memorial. He is a wretched excuse for a human being.

  5. Yup.

    One thing he has preternatural ability for is managing/manipulating the media.

    I think this is a situation in which reporters should feel comfortable burning their source. Because it is very obvious a statement was made OTR, then leaked, in order to smear the media.

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