Now THAT'S Real Journalism! Jake Tapper nails State Department for lying about edited video [video]

Sarah D. | 6:37 PM on June 02, 2016

https://twitter.com/Cameron_Gray/status/738488833793097728

Yesterday, State Department spokesman John Kirby admitted what many people have been suspecting for a while: That tape of a 2013 Iran Deal presser had been edited to remove footage of an exchange between FNC’s James Rosen and then-State spokeswoman Jen Psaki. It wasn’t a “glitch” after all!

But despite their confession, the State Department is still claiming they don’t know who ordered the chop job — and they’re not really interested in pursuing the matter any further.

That doesn’t sit well with Jake Tapper, who took the State Department to task on “The Lead” this afternoon:

State Dept edited video of a press briefing. "We have a right to know who lied" –@jaketapper https://t.co/SNuzHQpnof https://t.co/8ZCmeDy9tv

— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) June 2, 2016

Absolutely brutal segment by @jaketapper over State Department video editing. https://t.co/HTthyrAkDT

— David Rutz (@DavidRutz) June 2, 2016

Brutal is right. But the State Department deserves brutal treatment for what they’ve done.

And if Jen Psaki doesn’t like it …

.@TheLeadCNN @jaketapper we should have shared info about channel while determining whether talks possible even it it put that at risk?

— Jen Psaki NARA (@Psaki44) June 2, 2016

Well, that’s too damn bad. Even if Psaki had no knowledge — as she claimed — that the tape was edited, that’s no excuse for the State Department’s conduct.

Kudos to Tapper for actually holding the Obama administration accountable.