CNN’s Chris Cillizza has had a rough day on Twitter reporting on the allegations of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
In one tweet, Cillizza attributed false statements to President Donald Trump, claiming that Trump told “the FBI to ignore an allegation of sexual assault.”
No big deal: Just the president telling the FBI to ignore an allegation of sexual assault https://t.co/lvO8w9ccOm
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) September 18, 2018
Trump actually said during a presser with Poland’s president Andrzej Duda that he does not believe the FBI should be involved in investigating the allegations “because they don’t want to be involved,” adding that he would support the FBI if they wanted to investigate. (RELATED: Trump Shuts Down FBI Getting Involved In Kavanaugh Accusations)
In fact, the FBI has already stated that they will not investigate the allegations, likely because it is not their role — any criminal investigations would be under local jurisdiction.
Absolutely shameless, but that’s your thing.
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) September 18, 2018
I’m here for the ratio….and because this shows that literally anyone can get a job doing political analysis, no matter how flaming hot your takes are
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) September 18, 2018
— Jeryl Bier (@JerylBier) September 18, 2018
This is a lie. He didn’t say that.
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) September 18, 2018
Cillizza asserted in a separate tweet that asking Christine Blasey Ford, Kavanaugh’s accuser, to provide details of when and where the alleged incident occurred would be “walking a VERY dangerous line.”
Walking a VERY dangerous line here….. https://t.co/GTKVb1Q7XU
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) September 18, 2018
If asking such questions is dangerous then we can’t have a hearing.
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) September 18, 2018
imagine asking for evidence before destroying a man’s life
— ScottE (@bubbalup) September 18, 2018
No.
— Sara Gonzales (@SaraGonzalesTX) September 18, 2018