ABC News issues embarrassing correction on Ross Trump-Flynn report

Yesterday morning, reporter Brian Ross of ABC News issued a bombshell report on the Michael Flynn guilty plea.  Ross said Flynn had been asked by Trump to contact the Russians during his campaign for president.   As a result of that report, Twitter exploded.  Ross's story was retweeted 25,000 times as everyone realized the implication: if Trump asked Flynn to contact the Russians during the campaign, it strongly suggests collusion. The stock market tanked, losing 350 points in a matter of minutes. The sharp slide in the stock market came within minutes of an ABC News report that Flynn is prepared to testify that Trump directed him to make contact with Russians. https://t.co/0Muyz3cZfZ pic.twitter.com/PtBgdLY3CC — CNNMoney (@CNNMoney) December 1, 2017 There was only one tiny problem with the story: it wasn't true. CORRECTION of ABC News Special Report: Flynn prepared to testify that President-elect Donald...(Read Full Post)

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