When it has come to Trump administration actions, the press has done that with great energy, riding herd on every fact and issue. But when it has come to former Obama officials (Comey, Clapper, Brennan) and FBI and DOJ whisperers, they have served as willing scribes. They not only swallowed everything they were told, they also fought on those officials’ side. It’s hard to explain just how big a dereliction of duty this is. Reporters learn on day one that government officials exist to spin and lie, and that they do so with impunity. And the FBI’s Trump-Russia investigation fell so clearly into
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