Fox News’ first reporting on breaking NY Times and Wash. Post articles echoed White House talking points
Kevin Corke: “It was interesting” how the White House made “the insinuation that this is a coordinated attack on this White House” by the media
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Fox News' first reporting in response to two breaking news articles about President Donald Trump and Russia primarily pushed the White House’s talking points. Fox’s White House correspondent, Kevin Corke, stated it was “interesting the way” the White House noted the timing of the articles’ release by insinuating “that this is a coordinated attack on this White House” by the media. Corke was talking about The New York Times report that Trump told Russian officials that his firing of former FBI Director James Comey relieved “great pressure” on him, and The Washington Post report that the “investigation into possible coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign has identified a current White House official as a significant person of interest.” After echoing the White House’s allegations of suspicious timing, Corke also pushed the White House’s talking point accusing the Times report of breaking the law, stating “The New York Times story ... is an interesting one because it effectively, if you listen to the White House, violates the law.” From the May 19 edition of Fox News' Shepard Smith Reporting: