President Donald Trump went for dinner Saturday night at his Trump International Hotel a few blocks from the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue and was promptly falsely accused by the media of attending a Kuwaiti Embassy party at the hotel that actually took place several days before.

Trump was joined for dinner by Florida Governor Rick Scott, Nigel Farage, daughter Ivanka and her husband/Trump presidential adviser Jared Kushner.

At Trump hotel. Secret Service swarms the place. Trump walks in, sits down next to me w/ Gov. Rick Scott, Nigel Farage, Ivanka & Kuchner pic.twitter.com/5ZgTUixvwR — Benny (@bennyjohnson) February 26, 2017

The Independent Journal Review’s Benny Johnson was the reporter who happened to be dining at the right place at the right time and posted reports, including a quickie interview with Trump.

Two things:

1. Farage was not invited to this dinner. Squeezed in at last second

2. Sec. State Tillerson is dining w/wife alone across room — Benny (@bennyjohnson) February 26, 2017

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I asked Trump if he would be attending the White House Correspondents Dinner.

He said: "No. Do you like that?"

People cheered behind me. pic.twitter.com/5uc6kAM0FI — Benny (@bennyjohnson) February 26, 2017

The press pool was held in a van outside the hotel and was not allowed inside the hotel.

Think Progress’ Judd Legum led a media lynch mob falsely accusing Trump of going to the hotel tonight on the same night that the Embassy of Kuwait was hosting a National Day celebration there. It turns out the Kuwait event was held Wednesday, as will unfold below, but no one in the mainstream media publicly reported on the event at the time.

Reuters and NPR published reports Saturday that the Kuwait event was being held Saturday night at the Trump hotel, which reporters then teed off on Trump about without verifying.

The Kuwaiti government could pay up to $60,000 to President Donald Trump’s hotel in Washington for a party on Saturday that will be an early test of Trump’s promise to turn over profits from such events to the U.S. Treasury. The Kuwait Embassy is hosting an event to mark their National Day. Similar National Day celebrations at the Trump International Hotel for a crowd of several hundred can run from $40,000 to $60,000, according to cost estimates from the hotel seen by Reuters. The hotel declined to comment on the figures. One of Trump’s lawyers, Sheri Dillon, pledged at a Jan. 11 press conference to donate any Trump Hotel profits from foreign governments to the U.S. Treasury.

This matters because the media is trying to hang charges of Trump violating the Emoluments Clause of the constitution by running a D.C. hotel that will take payments from foreign governments, even though he has pledged to donate any such profits to the Treasury. Reporters were accusing Trump of ‘blessing’ the event with his visit to the hotel even if he did not attend the event itself.

8. From the White House press pool: "The pool is holding in vans and not being allowed inside the [Trump] hotel." — Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) February 26, 2017

In a twist, it was a CNN reporter, Kate Bennett, who attended the Kuwait event at the Trump hotel on Wednesday who rose to Trump’s defense of the charge of visiting the hotel at the same time as the Kuwait event. Bennett posted a copy of the invitation with Wednesday’s date as proof.

guys the Kuwait party at @TrumpDC was Wednesday night. I actually have the invite so. Unless there were two, but probs not. @Reuters ? pic.twitter.com/vybBcwmzqn — Kate Bennett (@KateBennett_DC) February 26, 2017

Bennett did not report publicly on the Kuwait event at the time, saving her report for an obscure CNN email newsletter, Cover Line. The only public report on the Kuwait event was a photo posted the night of the event to Twitter by ‘Hollywood on the Potomac’. Bennett added that Trump’s Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin attended the Kuwait event.

as I reported Thursday in @CNNPolitics #CoverLine my Trump hotel source said 500-600 attendees at party. Sec. Mnuchin was there. — Kate Bennett (@KateBennett_DC) February 26, 2017

‘Blue check mark’ reporters soon announced they were deleting false accusatory comments.

Judd Legum Editor, Think Progress: 11. Going to delete the rest of this thread to avoid spreading misinformation. Kuwait event still an illegal emolument”

11. Going to delete the rest of this thread to avoid spreading misinformation. Kuwait event still an illegal emolument — Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) February 26, 2017

Legum deleted five tweets from a twelve tweet stream that contained “misinformation”. Previously Legum had claimed Kuwait was holding the event at the Trump hotel due to “political pressure” which Kuwait denies according to NPR.

Philip Rucker, White House Bureau Chief, Washington Post: “I deleted my tweet about Kuwait party at Trump hotel because it’s unclear whether reported event is taking place. Kuwait had a party on Wed.”

I deleted my tweet about Kuwait party at Trump hotel because it's unclear whether reported event is taking place. Kuwait had a party on Wed. — Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) February 26, 2017

Rucker’s original tweet read, “Trump is having dinner at the Trump International Hotel–the same night the Kuwait government rented out space there for an event.”

Sam Stein, Senior Politics Editor, Huffington Post: “I’m erasing that last tweet about Trump and the Kuwait party at his hotel cuz it appears that party was Wednesday”

I’m erasing that last tweet about Trump and the Kuwait party at his hotel cuz it appears that party was Wednesday https://t.co/raqSUUkQOn — Sam Stein (@samstein) February 26, 2017

Pro Publica: “We’ve deleted this tweet. Kuwait did pay for a party at the Trump Hotel, but outlets mistakenly reported event was today. It was Wed.”

We've deleted this tweet. Kuwait did pay for a party at the Trump Hotel, but outlets mistakenly reported event was today. It was Wed. pic.twitter.com/kUVzeccoth — ProPublica (@ProPublica) February 26, 2017

Jeremy Venook, Editorial Fellow, The Atlantic: “(Just deleted two tweets w/inaccurate info that Kuwaiti event at Trump Hotel was tonight—it was held on Wednesday night)”

(Just deleted two tweets w/inaccurate info that Kuwaiti event at Trump Hotel was tonight—it was held on Wednesday night) — Jeremy Venook (@JVenook) February 26, 2017

Brendan Nyhan, contributor to UpshotNYT – New York Times: “Correction: I tweeted Trump visiting his hotel on night of a Kuwaiti reception. Based on Reuters report. Appears to be false. Do not RT.”

Correction: I tweeted Trump visiting his hotel on night of a Kuwaiti reception. Based on Reuters report. Appears to be false. Do not RT. — Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) February 26, 2017

Alex Howard, Deputy Director, Sunlight Foundation: “Correction: I tweeted Trump visiting his hotel on night of a Kuwaiti reception. Based on Reuters report. Appears to be false. Do not RT.”

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Laurence Tribe, media commentator and Harvard Law professor: “Correction: Trump didn’t give the Constitution the finger 🖕🏼 until 3 nights AFTER pocketing the illegal Emolument from Kuwait. So?”

Correction: Trump didn't give the Constitution the finger 🖕🏼 until 3 nights AFTER pocketing the illegal Emolument from Kuwait. So? https://t.co/RwiSBBJBZI — Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) February 26, 2017

UPDATE: NPR posted a correction: “#Kuwait National Day is Feb. 25. It was celebrated this yr at #Trump DC Hotel but event was held on Wed. No overlap with @POTUS visit on Sat”

#Kuwait National Day is Feb. 25. It was celebrated this yr at #Trump DC Hotel but event was held on Wed. No overlap with @POTUS visit on Sat — NPR (@NPR) February 26, 2017

In closing, a few photos posted by diners from this evening:

Just sitting here Trump Hotel in Washington DC with a good friend of mine! Who comes in only the boss @POTUS @realDonaldTrump @IvankaTrump pic.twitter.com/2PBSfkDTcf — Nathan D. Wilson (@NathanDWilsonFL) February 26, 2017

Tonight at Trumps restaurant in D.C. My niece taking selfie trying to get Trump in pic. He walked over and joined the photo. #MAGA pic.twitter.com/E3fTfQ6EP5 — Socialism is… (@SlothandEnvy) February 26, 2017

Was just having dinner at Trump Hotel restaurant and guess who showed up @realDonaldTrump @Nigel_Farage @IvankaTrump pic.twitter.com/AbRfbhJeYC — Michelle Moons (@MichelleDiana) February 26, 2017

“Was just having dinner at Trump Hotel restaurant and guess who showed up @realDonaldTrump @Nigel_Farage @IvankaTrump”