President Donald Trump on Tuesday doubled down on his criticism of The New York Times' supposed bombshell story about Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, dismissing claims an editor was to blame for omitting a critical piece of information.
The Times over the weekend published a story of a new allegation of sexual misconduct against Kavanaugh from his time as a student at Yale.
The claim hinged on the recollection of a Yale classmate who the news outlet reported contacted the FBI and lawmakers during Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing. The essay was based on a forthcoming book written by two Times reporters.
But in the book, "The Education of Brett Kavanaugh," the woman declined to be interviewed. Moreover, her friends said she did not recall the incident.
Trump tweeted:
"The New York Times is now blaming an editor for the horrible mistake they made in trying to destroy or influence Justice Brett Kavanaugh. It wasn't the editor, the Times knew everything. They are sick and desperate, losing in so many ways!"
Donald Trump Jr. echoed:
"The editors!!! OMG this is even worse than I thought. No one's actually surprised anymore and they will keep doing the same thing over and over because everyone in their leftist bubble is fine trying to destroy good people ideologically opposes to them. Disgusting!"
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