In context: Clinton did not say she ‘short-circuited’ --Don-the small hands guys LIES Again!

Well, seems the WP fixed one Trump lie but still is wrong about the emails. The middle words did not need to be included.

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In context: Clinton did not say she ‘short-circuited’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2016/08/07/in-context-clinton-did-not-say-she-short-circuited/

By Glenn Kessler August 7 at 11:49 AM

(Andrew Harnik/AP)

“So I may have short-circuited it and for that I, you know, will try to clarify because I think — you know, Chris Wallace and I, we’re probably talking past each other be — because, of course, he could only talk to what I had told the FBI and I appreciated that.”

— Hillary Clinton, remarks to joint convention of black and Hispanic journalists, Aug. 5, 2016


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The Bottom Line


There are fewer than 100 days till the election, and clearly we have entered the silly season. Contrary to the narrative spun by the Trump campaign, Clinton did not say she herself “short-circuited.” She merely said she short-circuited her answer on Fox News — an answer that, after all, earned her Four Pinocchios. Her statements on the email issue certainly are worthy of scrutiny, but mischaracterizing her comments in this manner is simply wrong. Reporters also should be careful about falling for the Trump campaign’s spin on this comment......................