Spin, spin, spin…

Via Daily Wire:

On his radio program Thursday, conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh offered a one-sentence summary of the 400+ page final report by Robert Mueller that took two years to compile: “We found no evidence of collusion between the Russians and the Trump campaign, period, and we don’t have enough to say that there was any obstruction of justice.” But, Limbaugh suggested, the media just can’t handle that straightfoward and “disappointing” of a conclusion. Instead, they’re dead set on finding something in the report to keep the collusion/obstruction narratives going. And thus far they’ve found two passages — both of which, Limbaugh argued, are being distorted to spread more fake news.

The first headline-grabbing quote that CNN and others are using to paint a false picture about what the report actually reveals, said Limbaugh, is Trump exclaiming when he first learned that the special counsel was appointed: “Oh my god. This is terrible. This is the end of my presidency. I’m f***ed.”

“Well, now, you can imagine how that is going to be analyzed and amplified on,” said Limbaugh, shifting into his mock-media voice: “‘Well! (sputtering) That obviously means Trump knew he was guilty. It obviously meant the inspector was going to get to the bottom of it and that was the end of his presidency.'”

“Again, Robert Mueller concluded that there was no collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia — and about that, he is perfectly clear,” said Limbaugh. “Trump is exonerated on the collusion business. There isn’t and wasn’t any. … But why put [the Trump quote] in the report? Precisely to feed these appetites that Mueller knows the media is going to have.”

After putting himself in Trump’s place and wondering aloud how he would respond to what sure looks like a “set up” and “frame” job, Limbaugh provided more context to Trump’s much-reported F-bomb exclamation.

“Now, here’s what Trump actually said about the appointment of the special counsel,” said Limbaugh. He then quoted directly from the report: “The president returned to the consequences of the appointment and said, ‘Everyone tells me if you get one of these independent counsels it ruins your presidency. It takes years and years and I won’t be able to do anything. This is the worse thing that ever happened to me.'”

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