MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell retracts story on Trump's loan documents

Lawrence O'Donnell apologizes
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On Wednesday, a lawyer for President Trump threatened to sue MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell and NBC Universal over an O'Donnell's report Tuesday night that, according to a single source, some of Trump's loans from Deutsche Bank had been cosigned by a Russian oligarch. On Wednesday's Last Word, O'Donnell said running with the unverified "if true" story was a mistake.

"This afternoon attorneys for the president sent us a letter asserting the story is false," he said. "They also demanded a retraction. Tonight we are retracting the story. We don't know whether the information is inaccurate, but the fact is we do know it wasn't ready for broadcast, and for that I apologize."

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.