NYT clarified today, via its executive director, that Rep. Jane Harman approached the newspaper in October/Early November 2004, asking the Times not to publish the warrantless wiretap story.
This revelation led Greg Sargent to lament the fact that by blocking this scandal, Harman helped Bush defeat Kerry.
Sargent (4-21-09):
While the timing is slightly fuzzy, it seems fair to assume in light of the CQ story that it was in fact before the election.
Wow. So Dem Rep Harman appears to have worked behind the scenes to dissuade publication of a blockbuster expose about Bush that could have put her own party's nominee in the White House and changed the history of the last four years...http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/political-media/dem-rep-harman-did-urge-times-not-to-publish-wiretapping-expose/
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