CNN’s Jake Tapper Makes Important Clarification About Bergdahl’s Fellow Soldiers

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Matt Wilstein
Mediaite
June 4, 2014

CNN’s Jake Tapper has been at the center of the Bowe Bergdahl prisoner swap story since it broke over the weekend. He was the first major reporter to speak to some of Bergdahl’s platoon-mates, who each labeled the just-released prisoner of war a “deserter.” Months earlier, he was lamenting how “undercovered” the story had been on Reliable Sources. As the story continues to be politicized, Tapper took to Twitter ahead of his 4 p.m. ET broadcast Wednesday to clarify some things about his reporting.

Tapper posted this series of tweets on the subject early Wednesday afternoon:

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