This is an incredibly backwards hot take. The media has made many mistakes and continues to do so. But in the opposite direction. In addition to the extraordi

This is an incredibly backwards hot take. The media has made many mistakes and continues to do so. But in the opposite direction. In addition to the extraordinary number of people already indicted as part of the Special Counsel’s work, there is already ample documented public evidence of “russiagate.” Marcy Wheeler, the best reporter on this story, says “We know of at least five conversations at which various people entered into what I describe as a quid pro quo conspiracy.” 1 Russia and the Trump Campaign worked together to elect Trump as part of a quid pro quo conspiracy. The media’s error was in anointing Mueller and his report as the savior and sword that would slay our villainous leader. The media has failed to convey reality to the public: in addition to crimes related to Russia, the president and his family have been shown to be awash in many, many kinds of crimes. He cheated the non-profit system, lied about assets to secure loans, defrauded participants in his “university,” confessed on tape to a pattern of sexual assault corroborated by multiple credible first person accounts, committed tax fraud, helped his parents commit tax fraud, committed campaign finance violations, skirted White House anti-nepotism and ethics rules, publicly threatened witnesses, and has done many other things that are obviously disqualifying. The failure of the press to convey the extent of Trump’s prolific criminal behavior before and after the 2016 election is this generation’s War in Iraq coverage. 1 https://www.emptywheel.net/2019/02/24/quid-pro-quo-redux-part-two-russian-government-involvement-in-all-three-conspiracy-agreements/ https://www.emptywheel.net/2019/02/24/quid-pro-quo-redux-par...