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Saunders: Trump finds ‘fake dossier’ story he takes to be real news
By Debra Saunders
Published: October 31, 2017, 6:01am
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After months of going after “fake news,” President Donald Trump has found a story about a “fake dossier” that he clearly takes to be real news.
Speaking to reporters Wednesday, Trump said that a Washington Post story connecting Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign to a dossier that alleged his campaign had ties with Moscow was a “disgrace” and “a very sad commentary on politics in this country.”
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