rob: lawrence o donnell with a wave of backlash on this report. o donnell is embarrassing to the profession of journalism. all these people, cnn, the washington post, the new york times art to be in a journalistic equivalent of a 12 step program in the basement of a church apologizing to the person they wronged which is donald trump. he is as much a journalist as al sharpton or joy read. now he is busted and he calls it an item. it was across over with rachel mahto, it is the lead story, the top of the front page of the newspaper and he says if true, if true. you worked for print publications. that the conversation you have with the city editor on the assignment desk. you don t go online on national tv and say if true.