Can we talk about Kurt Eichenwald, who seems to have emerged as many Democrats' favorite reporter in 2016?
When Eichenwald later wrote the story, he failed to disclose these payments to his editors (or readers).pic.twitter.com/OwWOgYMCwk
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Shortly after publication, the mother of one of the story's subject contacted the Times with a disturbing allegation about Eichenwald.pic.twitter.com/BE2XODMlJg
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Eichenwald copped to a $2000 payment but not others. In 2007, additional payments were revealed in court proceedings.pic.twitter.com/4JhzxDllQp
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This became fairly embarrassing for the New York Times.http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/08/business/media/08paper.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&ref=us&adxnnlx=1187103645-RHYTYWFBB5CB92wk/vp4EA …
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Eichenwald then revealed, due to illness, he suffered from "significant memory disruptions" that accounted for his forgetting the payments.pic.twitter.com/Uje5Q1hFXf
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But memory loss alone doesn't account for all the strange details that emerged about Eichenwald's reporting on this story.pic.twitter.com/vf9xM6cGQy
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And while Eichenwald may have forgotten those payments, others knew about them and e-mails & banking records surely could have been checked.pic.twitter.com/A2X8S32pww
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wait so wouldn't having memory lapses disqualify him as a credible journalist since he relies on poor information.
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Even though it is obviously a horrible excuse for irresponsible acts.
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