In an extraordinary statement, Mueller’s office cast doubt on BuzzFeed’s report. In effect, Mueller’s office seemed to be saying that BuzzFeed went too far and got some things wrong, though it did not say how or what. It didn’t say Mueller had no evidence that Trump had sought to influence Cohen — just that BuzzFeed’s description of such statements was inaccurate. In response to Mueller’s office, Editor Ben Smith issued a statement saying BuzzFeed stood by its story. Speaking to reporters Saturday, Trump called the BuzzFeed story “phony” and said the media has lost its credibility.

Source: Washington Post January 19, 2019 15:10 UTC