CNN, and countless other outlets, thought there could be teeth there at the beginning. They reported as it went along, and as we found out via Mueller's investigation, there wasn't much to the claims at all, save for a couple of minor tidbits. As it happens, CNN, and countless other outlets, have since reported on the fact that most of it turned out to not be true.
That's about standard for how most media organizations handle shit, right-wing outlets included.
That's about standard for how most media organizations handle shit, right-wing outlets included.