OMG, you guys! Finally! NBC News has obtained irrefutable proof of collusion between Donald Trump and the Russian government:

NEW: White House says President Trump and President Putin discussed the Mueller report and agreed that "there was no collusion" during a phone call that lasted more than an hour Friday. https://t.co/HmJPqpc1uK — NBC News (@NBCNews) May 3, 2019

Firefighters — dare we say it? — pounced on this particular bit:

SNL could not make it up. But it is so disturbing. https://t.co/cQQLN9Y331 — Laura Rozen (@lrozen) May 3, 2019

So disturbing.

What the helll???? — Rosa Spurlin (@rspurlin24) May 3, 2019

IMPEACH.

Or … not:

I don’t see that quote in the linked article. — Paul Stone (@paultstone) May 3, 2019

Turns out there’s a good reason for that:

NBC issues a correction on claim Trump discussed McGhan's potential House testimony with Putin.https://t.co/eT3aojpUHI — Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) May 3, 2019

You don’t say!

Update: NBC has removed that sentence and issued this correction to the story https://t.co/tZIAL4cqBl pic.twitter.com/m0ZhTkkSyX — Vera Bergengruen (@VeraMBergen) May 3, 2019

Oh.

NEW “I am not aware of a formal conversation on that front” @presssec when asked if @realDonaldTrump has told former WH Counsel Don McGahn not to testimony on Capitol Hill. pic.twitter.com/SbyswQ78Sw — Kelly O'Donnell (@KellyO) May 3, 2019

Just to be clear:@PressSec responded to reporter question about whether former WH Counsel McGahn has been told not to testify before Congress. (Unrelated issue to Trump-Putin phone call) https://t.co/P7u939MwvL — Kelly O'Donnell (@KellyO) May 3, 2019

“To be clear.” So, basically, Trump and Putin discussed the Mueller report after it was made public (which Trump himself tweeted about):

Had a long and very good conversation with President Putin of Russia. As I have always said, long before the Witch Hunt started, getting along with Russia, China, and everyone is a good thing, not a bad thing…. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 3, 2019

….We discussed Trade, Venezuela, Ukraine, North Korea, Nuclear Arms Control and even the “Russian Hoax.” Very productive talk! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 3, 2019

And they didn’t discuss Don McGahn testifying. What a scoop, NBC News! Give yourselves a big hand!

They just love giving Trump ammunition. pic.twitter.com/DZ6iX6yItO — BT (@back_ttys) May 3, 2019

They literally cannot help themselves. The whole MSM are just draping themselves in glory.

Deleted tweet quoting NBC report that said Sanders said Trump discuses McGahn w Putin because a CNN reporter said it’s a mischaracherization of what she said. — Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) May 3, 2019

My feed has been full of people lighting their hair on fire over this, but no harm no foul, I guess. https://t.co/W4r1GowhZf — BT (@back_ttys) May 3, 2019

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Deleted my tweet on this story, which has removed reference to Trump and Putin talking about McGahn.https://t.co/UfmlQ0i0lZ More here:https://t.co/qSRhrNOzlx — Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) May 3, 2019

Seeing a lot of this right now. https://t.co/MSVs2W1Hbm — BT (@back_ttys) May 3, 2019

Update: not sure if NBC report was modified, but now sounds like Sanders was answering a question about whether McGahn would be allowed to testify, but does not seem it is connected to Putin call https://t.co/J2EFRG5mU2 https://t.co/QYIPbSDxFV — Laura Rozen (@lrozen) May 3, 2019

It’s almost as if there’s a pattern.

It's okay, though. I'm sure he can still squeeze a TV appearance out of this "national emergency". pic.twitter.com/OP029YLPjQ — BT (@back_ttys) May 3, 2019

So it was all worth it.

LOL No waaaaaayyyyy. A mischaracterization? By the defenders of truth? Can't be. — Don Cheech (@donciccio807) May 3, 2019

It's wrong Let's wait before we rush to print things that turn out to be untrue when we could just wait an extra hour for responsible coveragehttps://t.co/YQAFcISdp0 — Henry (@Fdr1942) May 3, 2019

Maybe try not being so impulsive? — JM (@JMtweets40) May 3, 2019

Where’s the fun in that?