"Two explosive stories about the FBI's handling of the probe into Russia and the Trump campaign were downplayed by a suddenly incurious press corps.---By Mollie Hemingway-FEBRUARY 8, 2018
"For more than a year and a half, the media have gone all-in on reporting every possible angle of President Donald Trump’s alleged collusion with Russia.
No story update has been too small, no encounter with a Russian too inconsequential, and no anonymous source too sketchy to generate outsize coverage and histrionic claims from major media.But as the Russian collusion story disintegrates, another interesting story ascends.
Investigations by multiple congressional committees as well as an investigation by the inspector general of the Department of Justice have shown irregularities in the handling of the most politically sensitive probes in recent memory: the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s mishandling of classified information while secretary of State
and the investigation into the Trump campaign’s alleged nefarious ties with Russia to meddle in a U.S. election.
...In recent weeks, however, some official documents have come to light.
These are statements made by elected members of the U.S. government on the record, not selective and political leaks from anonymous sources.
So how have the media responded to these official statements regarding wrongdoing?
Mostly by downplaying, mocking, and ignoring them..."
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