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Haven't said much about Buzzfeed debacle. Was skeptical moment I saw it; I covered Valerie Plame affair, remembered author. But had other things to do yesterday; expressed caution and moved on.
Later, re-read Mueller/Cohen documents. Buzzfeed piece didn't seem consistent with them. Why would prosecutors specifically say Trump directed Cohen to violate campaign finance laws, but remain silent on Trump directing Cohen to lie to Congess? Odd.
Didn't keep up with day's coverage; but don't think Buzzfeed incident will really change anything. Tone of some coverage has more to do with emotions and longings than anything else. That's not going to change.
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