Remember that time CNSNews.com devoted two articles days apart to repeating the exact same Republican talking points from the very same person? Well, they did it again.
In a Dec. 12 article under the headline “Sen. Lindsey Graham: ‘I Don’t Need Any Witnesses at All – I Am Ready to Go’,” Melanie Arter wrote:
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) told Fox News on Thursday that he’s eager to get the Senate impeachment trial under way, and he doesn’t need any witnesses to do it.
“What I would imagine would happen, what I would like to see happen for this thing to get over as soon as possible. I don’t want to give it any legitimacy, because it’s a crock. I trusted Mueller to look at all things trump and Russia. He did for two years and took no action,” Graham said in an interview with “America’s Newsroom.”
Then, on Dec. 16, under the headline Sen. Graham: ‘I Don’t Need Any Witnesses’,” Susan Jones wrote:
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) says it’s best for the country to make quick work of the Senate impeachment trial.
“I am — clearly made up my mind. I’m not trying to hide the fact that I have disdain for the accusations and the process. So I don’t need any witnesses. The president can make a request to call witnesses. They can make a request or call Mike Pence and Pompeo and Joe Biden and Hunter Biden.
“I am ready to vote on the underlying articles. I don’t really need to hear a lot of witnesses.”
So dedicated is CNS to pushing the Republicans’ pro-Trump, anti-impeachment narrative that it devoted two articles four days apart to repeating the exact same talking point.
That’s not how a news organization — that’s how a propaganda operation works.