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Kudos to @brianstelter for posting this truly spectacular @mtaibbi article on the horrific debacle of media behavior for 2+ years on Russia/Trump, including (but definitely not limited to) Brian's CNN colleagues. All journalists should grapple with the points in Taibbi's article:
Like Taibbi & others, I was banned for 2 years from MSNBC & CNN - after years of invitations - for questioning & expressing skepticism about their now-discredited tale. There's probably no plaque for that, but I'll always regard it as one of my proudest journalistic achievements.
Everyone is, of course, free to spend their day(s) on social media insisting the evidence is so clear & overwhelming that Trump family members & officials conspired with Russia to influence the election. The question they have to confront is: why did Mueller not indict them then?
And when it comes to Trump family members (Trump Jr., Kushner, etc.): everyone is just as free to argue how overwhelming is the evidence that they conspired with Russia & lied about it to Congress & Mueller. Same question, though: why did Mueller not indict them for it??
As @mtaibbi says, this is - by far - the worst media humiliation since 2002. The lead anchor of MSNBC - the most influential liberal TV host - devoted her entire being to a fake conspiracy theory for 2 1/2 years, misleading millions. There will be no consequences for the media 
It should bring "closure" to their careers - and mass apologies and self-reflection throughout the media - but that's never how the media works. The people who spent the last two years misleading millions (while maligning anyone who questioned as Kremlin spies) will only thrive:
Anyway, if you're an MSNBC viewer - or reader of liberal sites on the internet - you were fed a steady stream of conspiratorial bullshit that completely warped your view of the world, all while they purposely excluded anyone who questioned their fraud & profited off your fears.
