Megyn Kelly: NYT's "The Daily" Spreads Russiagate Disinformation

The Daily's Russiagate Narrative

• 🎙️ Michael Schmidt on "The Daily" presented a narrative about the Trump-Russia investigation that ignored key facts and underlying issues.
• 🎯 The podcast framed the investigation as a response to a widely understood reality of Russian meddling, assuming facts without presenting evidence.
• ⚠️ Schmidt's summary omitted details about the manipulation of intelligence and the changing conclusions presented to Obama.

Undermining the Intelligence Assessment

• 🧠 The recently declassified House Intelligence Report indicates that the January 2017 intelligence assessment by Brennan and Clapper was flawed.
• 🧩 Key findings about Russian interference and preference for Trump were based on cherry-picked intelligence, including a fragment of a sentence with unclear meaning.
• 📉 Intelligence that suggested Putin was indifferent to the election outcome was ignored, contradicting the narrative that Russia actively tried to help Trump.

Media and Intelligence Collusion

• 🤝 The "Russiagate hoax" is described as a disinformation effort orchestrated by intelligence agencies (CIA, FBI, NSA) in concert with media outlets like The New York Times and The Washington Post.
• 🎯 The goal was to create a perception of Trump committing treason and being a Russian puppet, aiming for impeachment or criminal prosecution.
• 📰 Michael Schmidt's February 14, 2017, New York Times report alleging "repeated contacts" between the Trump campaign and Russian intelligence is highlighted as an example of unsubstantiated claims.

Lack of Accountability

• 🚫 Despite evidence and testimony (including from James Comey and Peter Strzok) contradicting the initial reporting, The New York Times has not corrected Schmidt's story.
• 🏆 The Pulitzer Prize awarded for this reporting is seen as a factor in the lack of accountability, encouraging continued adherence to the narrative.
• 📉 The discussion criticizes the dismissal of the House Intelligence Report as "partisan" while touting the Senate Intel report, suggesting a biased approach to evidence.

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