'Incredibly slanted lede’: Dizzying spin found in Newsweek report on latest Clinton donor 'scandal'

Newsweek has published a report about a major Clinton Foundation supporter’s ties to Iran:

https://twitter.com/Heminator/status/589453495129903105

Beyond the obvious scandal this also could explain why Obama is in a rush to lift all sanctions before 2016 cyclehttp://t.co/2ayEEDs1ZY

— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) April 18, 2015

Hillary is scandal-laden. She'll probably weather it, but the Democratic party should be bothered by this. http://t.co/axFHf3bYaF

— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) April 18, 2015

I'll try and contain my shock… http://t.co/adnXaT3ICi

— CW3 HumanScum Schadenfreude??????????? (@ret_cw3) April 18, 2015

What raised some eyebrows wasn’t necessarily the Clinton Foundation donor’s reported ties to Iran, but how the article was slanted in the opening sentence:

Enemies of Hillary Clinton waiting to discredit her bid for the White House are likely to seize on news that one of the biggest benefactors to the Clinton Foundation has been trading with Iran and may be in breach of US sanctions imposed on the country.

It’s sort of like an apology disclaimer before proceeding with information that could be harmful to the presumed Dem nominee:

Big story, incredibly slanted lede: http://t.co/vSMK0xigaU

— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) April 18, 2015

Very 1st thing mentioned in scoop about super shady Hillary/donor connection is how political "enemies" will pounce: http://t.co/vSMK0xigaU

— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) April 18, 2015

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The piece opens with speculative "overreach" narrative. https://t.co/VjB6HWxInq

— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) April 18, 2015

https://twitter.com/JayCostTWS/status/589455606714654722

Would Newsweek have covered Watergate with the lead, “Enemies of Richard Nixon are likely to seize on the Oval… http://t.co/NXjQ7txfGA

— Ed Morrissey (@EdMorrissey) April 18, 2015

Funny how the media operate:

"Enemies/Republicans say…" pic.twitter.com/ERUwiCLRkG

— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) April 18, 2015

@redsteeze
The sad part is the @Newsweek doesn't "seize on [the] news" and instead couches it as just another partisan attack by "enemies."

— Brian D Brown (@briandb03) April 18, 2015

That’s how they roll.