How a reporter’s romance with her source muddies the FBI’s seizure of her records
Posted on AllSides June 8th, 2018
From The Left
President Trump's administration excels at muddying the water, and the arrest of a former Senate aide, following an inquiry in which federal agents seized records from a New York Times reporter, might be its best work yet.
On one level, the case is fodder for righteous outrage in the media. Many journalists were alarmed 10 months ago when Attorney General Jeff Sessions called a news conference to announce a crackdown on leaks and said: “One of the things we are doing is reviewing policies affecting media subpoenas. We respect the...
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