At today’s impeachment inquiry hearing in the House Intelligence Committee, chair Adam Schiff claimed that he does not know the identity of the whistleblower. The White House then used a previous Washington Post fact check to show Schiff and his staff had indeed “spoken directly with the whistleblower,” in spite of Schiff’s claim to the contrary:
Four (4) Pinocchios.
That’s what Adam Schiff earned for his claim that "we have not spoken directly with the whistleblower." pic.twitter.com/zR8McgiyOD
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) November 13, 2019
We won’t be surprised if somebody in the MSM takes a “Republicans pounce” approach to reporting that, but CNN’s Jake Tapper opted to simply shine the light on somebody other than Schiff:
Wait til the White House reads the rest of the fact checks at that sitehttps://t.co/F2bwJXzm25 https://t.co/gX5rpkNQZ9
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) November 13, 2019
Well, that was a fast one-eighty away from Schiff:
"Straight news anchor" https://t.co/efjvZRyrZW
— Fusilli Spock (@awstar11) November 13, 2019
Bias much there, Jake? https://t.co/8C0LUUduIY
— Devin Caster (@devincaster) November 13, 2019
"ignore THIS lie, but QUICK, LOOK AT THESE OTHERS" https://t.co/mVAsaPsqvM
— Belell B Kaeh (@BelellBKaeh) November 13, 2019
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“Impartial” ?
— Gege (@Pomquat) November 13, 2019
.@jaketapper instead of addressing the claim about whether Adam Schiff lied…you instead are playing whataboutism and in a weird way, playing defense on behalf of Adam Schiff. This isn't your role. https://t.co/FSo4Ff7PBE
— B. Kollinger (@bronk34) November 13, 2019
Maybe CNN can ask Schiff about his whistleblower claims the next time he’s on pushing the Democrats’ ever-evolving narratives of the day.