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.@DouthatNYT argues Russian disinformation in the Steele dossier suggests the FBI had a loose trigger finger toward an abnormal candidacy.

Ignores that the other candidate was also under investigation, and the FBI DID take steps against her on the basis of Russian disinfo.
It also ignores the copious reporting and document production detailing how the FBI made its Crossfire Hurricane decisions and that it's well established that the players who wanted to be more aggressive lost the tussle, and the investigation got slow walked.
tl;dr the whole premise of the column is falsifiable. washingtonpost.com/world/national…
Seems like someone should address that, idk.
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There are a few, fringe Republicans who will acknowledge that this antisemitic conspiracy theory is false.
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