Three CNN Reporters Lose Jobs Over ‘Fake News’ On Trump
Three CNN journalists have resigned after the company published a story about alleged meetings between an associate of President Donald Trump and a Russian, a company spokesperson confirms.
The journalists, Thomas Frank, author of the article, Eric Lichtblau, an editor in the investigations unit that published the story, and Lex Harris, head of the unit, handed in their resignation on Monday, CNN said.
“In the aftermath of the retraction of a story published on CNN.com, CNN has accepted the resignations of the employees involved in the story’s publication,” the network said.
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The announcement came two days after the broadcaster published its retraction and apology while deleting all links relating to the story from its Website.
The story had stated that U.S. lawmakers were investigating a possible link between a Russian investment fund and Mr. Trump’s officials.
It said an ally of Mr. Trump, Anthony Scaramucci, had met with a Russian investment fund official prior to inauguration of the new president in January.
The CNN said the article failed to meet its editorial standards.
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President Trump described the report as false, saying it’s a desperate attempt of witch-hunt.
Mr. Scaramucci accepted CNN’s apology, saying, “CNN did the right thing. Classy move. Apology accepted.
“Everyone makes mistakes. Moving on.”
