I just passed a TV showing MSNBC and the host was speaking to a panel of pundits. She said that Manafort was arrested for failing to register as a foreign agent, "and not just for any country, but for Russia." The assemblage of pundits nodded their heads in agreement. That position may fit with the narrative of the last year about Trump-Russia collusion, but it's also completely wrong. The indictment says that Manafort failed to register as an agent of Ukraine and one particular political party in Ukraine. It wasn't Russia.
I can see someone who is not paying attention make this mistake, but these are reporters and supposed experts who are being paid to pay attention. I read the indictment when it was issued to the public this morning. It doesn't take more than a few minutes to read. Here we have these fools reporting the news, but it's clear that none of them took the time to actually read the indictment.
How can this all be?
I can see someone who is not paying attention make this mistake, but these are reporters and supposed experts who are being paid to pay attention. I read the indictment when it was issued to the public this morning. It doesn't take more than a few minutes to read. Here we have these fools reporting the news, but it's clear that none of them took the time to actually read the indictment.
How can this all be?
No comments:
Post a Comment