So, which Washington Post columnist are we to believe on that Rachel Maddow story on Donald Trump’s 2005 tax return?
Chris Cillizza calls it a “nothingburger” (which is our preferred term as well):
This 2005 Donald Trump tax return is a total nothingburger https://t.co/ASYV8eLMPb pic.twitter.com/CqhN1uh9Q8
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) March 15, 2017
While Eric Wemple refers to it as a bombshell:
Fox News simply cannot handle @maddow 's legit, helpful, bombshell Trump-tax scoop: https://t.co/N8RVqA9PVd
— ErikWemple (@ErikWemple) March 15, 2017
They both can’t be right.
They do agree, however, that Rachel Maddow and journalist David Cay Johnston are “probably in the clear”:
In re legality of publishing Trump tax returns, remember simple 1st Amdt. test: Is it true? Is it newsworthy?
— ErikWemple (@ErikWemple) March 15, 2017
The White House says Trump's tax return was 'illegally published,' but Rachel Maddow is probably in the clear https://t.co/pwpfZJSIp1 pic.twitter.com/kqc8lWcekL
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) March 15, 2017
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Related:
Never let go! Day after Maddow self-beclowning, undaunted ThinkProgress clings to old narrative https://t.co/iYg2hzAed9
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) March 15, 2017
Wait for it! Michelle Malkin predicts #NextMaddowBombshell about Trump https://t.co/oTd4MwZpJj
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) March 15, 2017
Trump paid a higher tax rate than Obama, Comcast and Bernie Sanders https://t.co/2QFIo7GXTB
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) March 15, 2017
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