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I've really tried to stay away from the Mueller beat. But everyone should realize that the leaks we're now getting about a deeply damaging report have a different standing from usual inside reporting: they have to be presumed true until proven false 1/
Why? Because Barr could prove them wrong at any time by releasing the report. If he stonewalls (which he almost surely will) that's a de facto confession that he grossly misrepresented the actual conclusions 2/
And I truly hope that many media people are feeling chastened. From the beginning, every story should have said "Barr claims that Mueller report says ...", not that "report says" – and in fact skepticism about Barr's portrayal should have been there from day one 3/
I mean, guys, we're two years into an administration that lies about everything, all the time. Why give it the benefit of the doubt on something that bears so directly on its perceived legitimacy? 4/
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me 4,755 times? Shame on me. What the heck were the media thinking? 5/ projects.thestar.com/donald-trump-f…
Oh, and PS: Please don't report that Democrats "requested" Trump's tax returns, or anything like that. They demanded the returns, to which they are legally entitled. Failure to deliver them is just breaking the law 6/
