Donald Trump read and approved fake Fox News story, lawsuit claims

If you thought the White House Russia Collusion Story mill was running low on creative new twists, think again. This one involves President Donald Trump reviewing a pre-publication Fox News story—about a knowingly fake conspiracy designed to distract from Trump/Russia news—and personally pushing for its publication. Fun! 

On Tuesday, NPR published a lengthy piece floating the possibility that Trump himself pushed fake news, pegged to a lawsuit against Fox News filed by a man named Rod Wheeler. 

Wheeler’s a former detective who used to work for the Washington, D.C. police and has been a paid contributor to Fox for several years. Earlier this year, he was asked by a Fox affiliate to investigate the murder of former Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich.  Read more…

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