The Post had ‘misquoted’ Trump’s comments on the call, based on information ‘provided by a source,’ newspaper admits.
The Washington Post ran a correction on Monday on its bombshell report on former President Donald Trump’s phone call with chief investigator at Georgia State Secretary Office Frances Watson.
The original report had suggested that Trump on December 23, Trump explicitly instructed Watson “to find the fraud,” adding that this would make her “a national hero.”
“The Post misquoted Trump’s comments on the call, based on information provided by a source,” the newspaper acknowledged, adding that the episode did not take place as described above.
On Thursday, the Wall Street Journal released a recording of the phone conversation in question, contesting the WaPo’s account.
In the recording, Trump repeatedly says that he won Georgia and urges Watson to probe the situation in Fulton County.
“When the right answer comes out, you’ll be praised,” he can be heard saying.
“I can assure you that our team and the [Georgia Bureau of Investigation], that we are only interested in the truth and finding the information that is based on the facts,” she replies, as cited by the WSJ.
Trump’s phone conversations with Georgia officials in the wake of the November 3 vote are now being investigated in a criminal probe.
(i24 News).