Kudos to @brianstelter for posting this truly spectacular @mtaibbi article on the horrific debacle of media behavior for 2+ years on Russia/Trump, including (but definitely not limited to) Brian's CNN colleagues. All journalists should grapple with the points in Taibbi's article:https://twitter.com/brianstelter/status/1109596533668884480 …
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Like Taibbi & others, I was banned for 2 years from MSNBC & CNN - after years of invitations - for questioning & expressing skepticism about their now-discredited tale. There's probably no plaque for that, but I'll always regard it as one of my proudest journalistic achievements.
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Everyone is, of course, free to spend their day(s) on social media insisting the evidence is so clear & overwhelming that Trump family members & officials conspired with Russia to influence the election. The question they have to confront is: why did Mueller not indict them then?
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And when it comes to Trump family members (Trump Jr., Kushner, etc.): everyone is just as free to argue how overwhelming is the evidence that they conspired with Russia & lied about it to Congress & Mueller. Same question, though: why did Mueller not indict them for it??
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@mtaibbi says, this is - by far - the worst media humiliation since 2002. The lead anchor of MSNBC - the most influential liberal TV host - devoted her entire being to a fake conspiracy theory for 2 1/2 years, misleading millions. There will be no consequences for the mediapic.twitter.com/0SO9ESsSNG
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It should bring "closure" to their careers - and mass apologies and self-reflection throughout the media - but that's never how the media works. The people who spent the last two years misleading millions (while maligning anyone who questioned as Kremlin spies) will only thrive:pic.twitter.com/YlppT7ZDKS
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