Newest baseless conspiracy theory!

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By Aaron Blake
June 21 at 10:47 AM

In his long-running quest to prove the real collusion was collusion against Donald Trump, the president on Friday promoted a story suggesting the New York Times tipped off the FBI to information about Jared Kushner.

But the claim instantly falls apart upon further inspection. It seems pretty clear this was merely a request for confirmation — something responsible journalists are required to seek ...

“Just revealed that the Failing and Desperate New York Times was feeding false stories about me, & those associated with me, to the FBI,” Trump claimed, adding: “Is what they have done legal?” ...

... note what the Times was allegedly tipping the FBI off to: an FBI investigation. Why would the FBI need to be informed about something it was already investigating? ...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/06/21/trumps-latest-accusation-media-fbi-collusion-is-flimsy/?utm_term=.ccbbf21f972d

[Midnightwalk]

1. Huh?

Lying to the FBI is a crime. Tipping off the FBI on a potential crime is what you are supposed to do.

Republicans live in opposite land, but somehow every discussion is in their frame of reference.

The times should out out a statement that they won’t discuss specifics but they would be hapoy to tip off the FBI on suspected crimes if it didn’t violate source confidentiality.