CIA Whistleblower's Lawyer: '60 Minutes' Federal Protection Story Is False

NEWS ALERT: 60 Minutes completely misinterpreted contents of our letter, which is now published online at https://t.co/HjmBrEQLEi. Nor have we, as we stated earlier today, reached any agreement with Congress on contact with the whistleblower. Discussions remain ongoing. https://t.co/3XSwmtuRrn

— Mark S. Zaid (@MarkSZaidEsq) September 30, 2019

Politico: Whistleblower's attorney says '60 Minutes' misinterpreted letter in federal protection report

An attorney for the whistleblower in the Trump-Ukraine scandal said Sunday that CBS’ “60 Minutes” had “completely misinterpreted” a document from his legal group, after the news outlet tweeted that the whistleblower was now under federal protection.

On Sunday night, CBS wrote on Twitter: “‘60 Minutes’ has obtained a letter that indicates the government whistleblower who set off the impeachment inquiry of President Trump is under federal protection because they fear for their safety.”

Two hours later, following significant reaction to the report, Attorney Mark Zaid responded: “NEWS ALERT: 60 Minutes completely misinterpreted contents of our letter, which is now published online.”

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Update #1: Whistleblower attorney says '60 Minutes' 'misinterpreted' key letter -- FOX News
Update #2: CIA Whistleblower's Attorney: '60 Minutes' Federal Protection Story Is Fake News -- Zero Hedge

WNU Editor: Last night the main stream media carried the story that the Ukraine whistle-blower feared that his life was in danger, and that he needed federal protection .... Ukraine Whistle-Blower Now Under Federal Protection (September 29, 2019). Now the lawyer for this whistle-blower is saying that CBS and the other major networks made this all up. That they "completely misinterpreted" a legal document from his his legal group. Sighhh .... another example of Fake News.

U.S. Main Stream Media Wrong Again

WNU Editor: The above video says it all. More here .... Media Predictions of “Tiny Crowd” For Trump July 4 Speech Proven Spectacularly Wrong (Summit News). And here .... VIDEO: All of TV Media's False Doomsday Predictions for the Salute to America (News Busters).

Der Spiegel's Der Spiegel's Top Reporter And CNN's Journalist Of The Year In 2014 Admits That Many Of His News Reports Are Fake

Claas Relotius: Er hat sein Talent missbraucht https://t.co/W7htj1oOJQ pic.twitter.com/KtZAsHwMOZ

— WELT (@welt) December 19, 2018

The Guardian: Der Spiegel says top journalist faked stories for years

Publication says Claas Relotius committed journalistic fraud ‘on a grand scale’.

The German news magazine Der Spiegel has been plunged into chaos after revealing that one of its top reporters had falsified stories over several years.

The media world was stunned by the revelations that the award-winning journalist Claas Relotius had, according to the weekly, “made up stories and invented protagonists” in at least 14 out of 60 articles that appeared in its print and online editions, warning that other outlets could also be affected.

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WNU Editor: Regular readers of this blog know that I am very harsh when it comes to news reporting that I believe is fake and/or biased .... but is presented as factual and accurate. Being someone who reads Der Spiegel and who posts their English stories on WNU, this is very disappointing. The editors at Der Spiegel fell asleep at their job, and my guess is that they choose to believe what Claas Relotius was writing (because it fit into their own biases and view of the world) rather than check his sources and information. The fact that he was able to get away with it for years is truly mind-boggling.

FAKE NEWS !!!!

So dramatic! Dude from the weather channel bracing for his life, as 2 dudes just stroll past. #HurricaneFlorence pic.twitter.com/8FRyM4NLbL

— Tony scar. (@gourdnibler) September 14, 2018