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1/ Putting this here for future reference in response to a cynical charge against me: "if you think Russiagate was a distraction, why did you write about it so much?" A) I debunked it, which is different than promoting it. And I think its validity speaks for itself this week.
2/ B) Russiagate is my beat at The Nation -- a monthly column. C) At my most recent day job I covered many issues beyond Russiagate. Here's a sample from my last months there: therealnews.com/bios/aaron-mate 
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5/ p.s. If I had my way, I would’ve covered Russiagate even more than I did. It was the top story in the country & so it was important to have people who could cover it accurately & correct so many falsehoods. But those examples illustrate that it was far from my sole focus.
P.p.s. And even if it had been my sole focus, who the fuck cares? Unlike so many others on the same beat, I got it right. Seems important.
