Three CNN
staffers resigned after the network retracted a story tying a top President
Trump ally to a Russian investment bank.
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Thomas
Frank, the author of the story, Eric Lichtblau, an editor in the CNN
investigative unit that ran the story and Lex Haris, who oversaw the unit, have
all left CNN, the network reported Monday.
The story connected
Anthony Scaramucci, a top proponent of Trump, to a Russian investment fund run
by a bank controlled by the Kremlin.
"In the
aftermath of the retraction of a story published on CNN.com, CNN has accepted
the resignations of the employees involved in the story's publication," a
spokesman said Monday.
An internal
CNN investigation reportedly found that normal editorial processes weren't
followed in the story's editing and publication. Only one anonymous source was
used in the story, and typical parts of CNN's workflow, such as fact checkers,
were reportedly not utilized before publication.
Those filled
in on the results of the internal investigation were reportedly told that the
facts of the story weren't necessarily wrong, but that the piece wasn't strong
enough to run as is.
CNN, which
Trump has frequently derided as "fake news," added strict rules for
its Russia coverage following the retraction.
Three resign
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"On
June 22, 2017, CNN.com published a story connecting Anthony Scaramucci with
investigations into the Russian Direct Investment Fund," the news
organization said in a statement.
"That
story did not meet CNN's editorial standards and has been retracted. Links to
the story have been disabled. CNN apologizes to Mr. Scaramucci."
A source
close to CNN told BuzzFeed that the story's publication was a "massive,
massive f--- up and people will be disciplined."
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