https://www.theepochtimes.com/matthew-whitaker-is-owed-an-apology-by-the-fake-news-media-on-both-sides_2811628.html

February 22, 2019 Updated: February 22, 2019

Former Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker is owed an apology by an awful lot of people in the media, both on the left and the right.

Whitaker was instantly mocked and dismissed in many quarters after he stated at a recent press conference that special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation was almost completed and that he was looking forward to receiving his final report soon.

Fake News outlets who spent the last two years building up the Mueller hype were caught by surprise by Whitaker’s announcement. In recent months they had been selling the narrative that Mueller is not only far from being finished, but that he has a whole new bunch of indictments waiting to be unsealed, supposedly targeting people such as Donald Trump Jr. and Jared Kushner.

Within minutes of the press conference ending, the uproar began as it became clear that many journalists covering the Mueller team simply refused to believe what Whitaker said.

This is what happens when people who are heavily invested in a particular narrative are confronted by new evidence. The person presenting the new evidence instantly becomes a problem to be managed.

Now—just over three weeks after Whitaker’s statements—several media outlets are reporting that sources have told them that Mueller’s investigation is set to wrap up as early as next week. The Hill, CNN, and The Washington Post are all hearing the same thing. (Article continues…)