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kpete

(72,898 posts) Fri Jan 27, 2023, 05:33 PM Jan 2023

Seeing a lot of people say the NYT Durham story shows that Barr was much more corrupt than we know. [View all]

emptywheel
@emptywheel

Nope. He did the same stuff in DC, SDNY, EDNY, WDPA.

The lesson of NYT piece is Barr had wild success at manipulating the press and w/exception of NYT, no one is unwinding that.

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Seeing a lot of people say the NYT Durham story shows that Barr was much more corrupt than we know. [View all] kpete Jan 2023 OP

There may be a lot of "unwinding" behind the scenes secondwind Jan 2023 #1

Anyone saying that is gaslighting about what was previously known about Barr. RockRaven Jan 2023 #2

NYT still has the original headline on their website from 2016..no link the pos and russia. asiliveandbreathe Jan 2023 #9

Well.............. Lovie777 Jan 2023 #3

I think... Mike Nelson Jan 2023 #4

Didn't we know Barr was corrupt after Iran Contra? gldstwmn Jan 2023 #5

it was that "jaw dropping" verbiage barbtries Jan 2023 #6

Barr was a lawyer fixer who believed in the absolute power of the executive branch, Baitball Blogger Jan 2023 #7

Nope. But take note of who needs to makes excuses for their own reporting. nt Hortensis Jan 2023 #8