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The truth about Trump’s Georgia phone call and the media’s circus | Steve Berman

The truth about Trump’s Georgia phone call and the media’s circus | Steve Berman


Opinion Contributor

This is a familiar beat. The Washington Post (or just as easily, the New York Times, CNN, MSNBC, Vogue, Tiger Beat, or Sports Illustrated) breaks some blockbuster story about a smoking gun that will surely put Trump behind bars (or before the second impeachment acquittal, out of office forever). The story gets legs all over the media. The End gets nearer, …