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The documents, part of a hundred-page document dump by the DOJ, appear to show reporters from the Washington Post working with the Clinton campaign as well as Loretta Lynch’s office to tamp-down stories relating to the former Attorney General’s infamous meeting with Bill Clinton. The WaPo journalist, speaking of the tarmac meeting, told DOJ officials “I’m hoping to put it to rest.” A reporter from the New York Times made similar statements, saying he was being “pressed into service” and was forced to cover the story.
A “chain of emails” between DOJ officials show their involvement in trying to spin the story in a favorable light to both Clinton and Lynch, with one senior aide saying, “I also talked to the ABC producer, who noted that they aren’t interested, even if Fox runs with it.” “Looks like all or most [of the coverage] are FOX,” said another official. The newly released documents not only provide more evidence that the DOJ and Clinton campaign were working with the mainstream media to bury the story, but also show Comey’s FBI stonewalled investigators who were seeking information regarding the www.hannity.com...
originally posted by: Jonjonj
Another point worth mentioning:
One would have to be a complete moron to think that Trump came to power with the objective of destroying the media in the hope of instituting some kind of right-wing caliphate.
Rather he came to power, and the current power structure /media /intel hegemony went full on destroy mode to enact what is essentially a coup.
I honestly feel fear for what is happening right now, in plain sight, the death of an ideal is on show.
There will be tremendous repercussions to this.
originally posted by: burntheships
a reply to: Jonjonj
While I never really buy into the catch phrases,
I'd say that the Democrats lost, and are now
grave diggers. Pelosi at the helm, with her
hearing aide, cane in hand waiving about
at her motly crew of blessed lawbreakers.
originally posted by: butcherguy
Isn't that how it works in a fascist system?
originally posted by: xuenchen
Well let's see how this gets buried and mis-directed.
And again, it took a lawsuit to get the info.
I think the last Administration had this buried but not deep enough.
The documents, part of a hundred-page document dump by the DOJ, appear to show reporters from the Washington Post working with the Clinton campaign as well as Loretta Lynch’s office to tamp-down stories relating to the former Attorney General’s infamous meeting with Bill Clinton.
originally posted by: theantediluvian
a reply to: burntheships
It's like you don't even read the things you post. This excerpt from *wherever* is completely baseless spin:
The documents, part of a hundred-page document dump by the DOJ, appear to show reporters from the Washington Post working with the Clinton campaign as well as Loretta Lynch’s office to tamp-down stories relating to the former Attorney General’s infamous meeting with Bill Clinton.
That's not at all what it shows. It shows a WaPo contacting the press officer at the FBI's OPA and asking questions. You do realize that people in that job... field questions from the press? DOH