We found this piece from Lee Smith on Margot Cleveland’s timeline and it’s such a great read we had to share it.
Haven't had chance to read yet, but @LeeSmithDC is one of my must-read journalists…and should be one of yours too! https://t.co/KhW54bh8MD
— Margot Cleveland (@ProfMJCleveland) October 7, 2019
Here’s Smith’s tweet with the original story.
Why does Trump want to find out what happened re Ukraine? Because it's at the center of the Russiagate hoax aimed at him & the US public.
I explain in @RCInvestigates https://t.co/m5d98LR5t6
— Lee Smith (@LeeSmithDC) October 7, 2019
From Real Clear Investigations:
Viewed in this light, the Trump-Ukraine quid pro quo bribery narrative must compete with another explanation: Trump’s determination to get to the bottom of an underhanded years-long campaign arrayed against him. One of the first things he did after the Mueller report debunked the collusion narrative was to call the Ukranian president and ask him to help do just that.
The impeachment battle is not just about congressional probes and alleged presidential strong-arming, but about the Russiagate narrative. Anti-Trump forces in the government and media are working to vindicate their previous efforts and discredit a forthcoming Justice Department inquiry into the origins of Russiagate by again connecting Trump and a foreign power to a U.S. election.
It is significant, in this time of separate left and right media echo chambers, that an early account of Hillary Clinton campaign efforts to dig up dirt on Team Trump using Ukraine didn’t originate on the right: It was a Politico report by Kenneth P. Vogel and David Stern. (A repeat seems unlikely now: Vogel’s current employer, the New York Times, has dismissed Trump’s claims about Ukraine’s role in Russiagate as part of a right-wing conspiracy theory.)
Read the whole piece, trust us.
Margot continued:
Had a chance to read @LeeSmithDC piece and it is bookmark-worthy, as it details how Ukraine connects to SpyGate. Lee's reporting also made me realize, Trump's reference to Barr wasn't just passing, but knowing: Barr is deep in exposing what went down. 1/ https://t.co/H7vR2rw6XK
— Margot Cleveland (@ProfMJCleveland) October 7, 2019
There’s a reason so many people are trying to discredit Barr before he really even gets started.
2/ 2 other thoughts: 1) Can't wait for Lee's book! and 2) I love that journalists actually covering Spygate aren't fighting each other for stories–everyone is working angles that expose the corruption and Lee is one of best.
— Margot Cleveland (@ProfMJCleveland) October 7, 2019
There’s just that many angles to cover because let’s be honest, this entire story has more moving pieces than an engine.
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