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CNN did participate in the Russiagate conspiracy which probably had wider effects on US democracy.
by nailer 2y ago
CNN did participate in the Russiagate conspiracy which probably had wider effects on US democracy.
- jjulius 2y agoYou mean the conspiracy that everyone, CNN included, thought had teeth at first, but then realized it didn't and shifted their reporting accordingly? That one? Unless you can show me where, this year, CNN repeatedly said Trump shouldn't be elected because he explicitly colluded with Russia in 2016, you're trying to compare apples and oranges.
- nailer 2y ago> Unless you can show me where, this year The fact they gave up on the Russiagate conspiracy after a while doesn't obviate them pursuing it because they "thought it had teeth" (it didn't) or because the conspiracy theory was believed by "everyone" (it wasn't).
- jjulius 2y agoCNN, and countless other outlets, thought there could be teeth there at the beginning. They reported as it went along, and as we found out via Mueller's investigation, there wasn't much to the claims at all, save for a couple of minor tidbits. As it happens, CNN, and countless other outlets, have since reported on the fact that most of it turned out to not be true. That's about standard for how most media organizations handle shit, right-wing outlets included.
- quantadev 2y agoThe one fact that showed the entire Russigate investigation was purely a hoax was when Mueller testified before Congress, and someone asked him a question about "Fusion GPS" and Mueller literally claimed he had never heard of that organization before. It proved Mueller to be either 100% completely senile or lying, because that was the KEY organization involved in the KEY document for the ENTIRE case. lol. Unbelievalble. My gut instinct is that he'd sworn to the Clintons years before that he'd never publicly talk about that firm.
- bagels 2y agoThe Muller Report found 'Russiagate' to be based in fact. It was demonstrated that there were inappropriate contacts between Trump's campaign and Russia, which was shown to have interfered with the 2016 election. Michael Flynn, Paul Manafort, George Papadopolous, Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner, Jeff Sessions, and more were all shown to have contacts with Russians?
- nailer 2y agoThe Mueller Report concluded that the investigation did not establish that members of the Trump campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities [A](https://apnews.com/united-states-government-3053d226815e4c8d905322ea1d8cd1a1?copilot_analytics_metadata=eyJldmVudEluZm9fY2xpY2tTb3VyY2UiOiJjaXRhdGlvbkxpbmsiLCJldmVudEluZm9fbWVzc2FnZUlkIjoiYkxwYXZtWFI3YnRVVnBncFoxR0pGIiwiZXZlbnRJbmZvX2NvbnZlcnNhdGlvbklkIjoiQmUzbzNFQ2E3dnhhVU1OeHNHZ3JQIiwiZXZlbnRJbmZvX2NsaWNrRGVzdGluYXRpb24iOiJodHRwczpcL1wvYXBuZXdzLmNvbVwvdW5pdGVkLXN0YXRlcy1nb3Zlcm5tZW50LTMwNTNkMjI2ODE1ZTRjOGQ5MDUzMjJlYTFkOGNkMWExIn0%3D&citationMarker=9F742443-6C92-4C44-BF58-8F5A7C53B6F1 https://apnews.com/united-states-government-3053d226815e4c8d...) [B](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mueller_report?copilot_analytics_metadata=eyJldmVudEluZm9fbWVzc2FnZUlkIjoiYkxwYXZtWFI3YnRVVnBncFoxR0pGIiwiZXZlbnRJbmZvX2NsaWNrU291cmNlIjoiY2l0YXRpb25MaW5rIiwiZXZlbnRJbmZvX2NvbnZlcnNhdGlvbklkIjoiQmUzbzNFQ2E3dnhhVU1OeHNHZ3JQIiwiZXZlbnRJbmZvX2NsaWNrRGVzdGluYXRpb24iOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZW4ud2lraXBlZGlhLm9yZ1wvd2lraVwvTXVlbGxlcl9yZXBvcnQifQ%3D%3D&citationMarker=9F742443-6C92-4C44-BF58-8F5A7C53B6F1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mueller_report?copilot_analyti...). Yes, that’s a Copilot answer because you should already know this, especially if you live in America.