Ukraine ‘scoop’ implodes within hours of publication

Published September 26, 2019 11:35pm ET



If you are leery already of the press’ coverage of allegations that President Trump pressured the Ukrainian president to investigate Joe Biden, botched reports this week from ABC News and Axios will make you only more suspicious.

Axios breathlessly tweeted Wednesday evening: “JUST IN: An adviser to Ukraine’s president tells ABC News that Trump’s insistence for the two leaders to discuss a possible investigation into Joe Biden was a precondition for their now-infamous July 25 phone call.”

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