As Twitchy told you last night, Fox News shared a letter from an ex-boyfriend of Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford. The letter revealed, among other things, that Ford had allegedly coached a friend on taking a polygraph test.
BREAKING: Fox’s @johnrobertsFox obtains letter from Ford ex-boyfriend alleging: dated for 6 yrs, never told of sex assault, Ford coached friend on taking polygraph, flew frequently w/o expressing any fear of flying/tight spaces/limited exits. Doesn’t want to b/c “involved”. pic.twitter.com/jVeW0qaJD0
— Shannon Bream (@ShannonBream) October 3, 2018
CNN didn’t see fit to cover that for some reason. But today, they saw an opportunity to frame just right:
CNNPolitics: Friend of Kavanaugh accuser disputes polygraph controversyhttps://t.co/N6y1v4wl88 https://t.co/LwiChTwLV3
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 3, 2018
More from CNN:
A friend of Christine Blasey Ford is speaking out publicly for the first time to deny an allegation that Ford lied during testimony when she said she had never given advice on how to take a polygraph.
Monica McLean, a retired FBI agent and friend of Ford, told CNN that the “allegations are completely false.”
She told CNN that she is furious that her reputation is now being called into question by a “lie” that has thrust her into the national spotlight. McLean spoke to CNN after a sworn declaration questioning the veracity of Ford’s testimony was leaked to Fox News after being provided to the Judiciary Committee.
Daily Wire senior editor Ashe Schow, for one, isn’t terribly impressed with this CNN attempt at journalism:
They didn’t cover the original claims from the ex-boyfriend, but they are covering the friend’s denial of the claims. https://t.co/v5bkktxj4B
— Ashe Schow (@AsheSchow) October 3, 2018
And look what else they did:
Oh, and they outed the ex-boyfriend, whose name was redacted.
Just named him. Just to.
— Ashe Schow (@AsheSchow) October 3, 2018
Because journalism.
Wait, did @CNN just dox the ex-boyfriend by naming him?
— ngrealy (@ngrealy) October 3, 2018
Doxxed him because that's just what CNN does now
— ❌ yvonne burton (@_YvonneBurton) October 3, 2018
Pathetic.
— Arhigose (@Arhigose) October 3, 2018
So the brave firefighters have taken to burning people now. That’s neat.
The number of spelling and grammar errors in this article suggest it was put up hastily to counter what could have been a damaging narrativehttps://t.co/yecjGHgevJ
— Ashe Schow (@AsheSchow) October 3, 2018
The devil, you say!
Funny isn't it, considering they reported NOTHING while waiting around for something so they could use "disputes". Lots of time, should have been ready with a proofed piece. Stupid CNN.
— AMY E JOHNSON (@AEJ58) October 3, 2018
And the kicker:
Jim Acosta contributed to the report.
— Lee Doren (@LDoren) October 3, 2018
With reporting from their chief White House correspondent and Supreme Court reporter ? pic.twitter.com/2vQz4vpmSB
— Ryan (@alwaysonoffense) October 3, 2018
Welp.
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Related:
NEW: Friend denies Dr. Ford helped her with polygraph exam, but questions remain
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