Twitchy regular Comfortably Smug has put together a must-read thread that goes day-by-day and shows how the media attempted to ignored the Katie Hill story all week long.
Day 1, the RedState scoop:
It doesn’t seem like it’s been a week – but a week ago today, intrepid Red State reporter @jenvanlaar published the first of a series of shocking and newsworthy stories about Katie Hill.https://t.co/C6ag5pc3ox
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) October 25, 2019
“For the next four days”:
For the next four days, the mainstream media ignored the news that Katie Hill carried on a sexual relationship with TWO different subordinate employees. https://t.co/NIJQUVxyFW
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) October 25, 2019
Politico to her rescue:
Then, on Tuesday, the hacks at Politico and other mainstream news outlets printed Katie Hill’s denial as gospel, painting her as the victim even though she had total control over the paychecks of the two staffers she was sleeping with. https://t.co/nzvLJa0Rxa
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) October 25, 2019
But that didn’t work:
Why did Hill confirm she had sex with her campaign staffer but not her congressional staffer, Graham Kelly? Because sleeping with your taxpayer-funded subordinate is against the rules in Congress, and she could get in BIG TROUBLE. pic.twitter.com/k1XlO7i7Xx
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) October 25, 2019
RedState with another scoop:
Red State then dropped another bombshell. The campaign staffer Hill was sleeping with said she was “terrified of Hill.” An obvious unfair power dynamic. https://t.co/tWt3PYbhgG pic.twitter.com/QAFni0Vh96
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) October 25, 2019
And journos were still avoiding it:
Reaction from the journos? pic.twitter.com/hr5Dr2XJ3X
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) October 25, 2019
Part 3 from RedState:
On the same day, Red State dropped ANOTHER article confirming Hill’s relationship with her male congressional staffer. A relationship she continues to deny. Red State even has texts from Hill’s staff and friends to back up the claims. https://t.co/ufdiSTgcki pic.twitter.com/nRQoG66W2F
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) October 25, 2019
Keep up the good work, journos:
Hill doubled down on her denial. The media continues to print her lies without including any reporting of the proof of her relationship with her congressional staffer, Graham Kelly. https://t.co/RzaQQCqWVl
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) October 25, 2019
But then Congress finally got involved:
The Congressional House Ethics Committee finally got involved on Wednesday, saying that they’re looking into Hill’s relationships, and the misconduct that took place. pic.twitter.com/Sqz03CgdwT
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) October 25, 2019
It’s a BFD:
And one final fail from the journo-class:
Hill has a top security clearance as the Vice Chair of the House Oversight Committee and could be extremely susceptible to blackmail (Russia and China). Something else the journos have FAILED to even mention. pic.twitter.com/uw7ukW1igg
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) October 25, 2019
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Related:
Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll doesn’t want to hear about allegations against Rep. Katie Hill unless ’15 women come forward’ https://t.co/0sXwXwQb2f
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 26, 2019
NEW: Katie Hill's husband alleged she used her influence to get him 'multiple jobs' at her old non-profit https://t.co/m6jasMbvAq
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 25, 2019
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