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The epic rant from Rep Jim Himes about the both-sidesing of the Ukraine scandal is a seminal moment.

The whole episode shows how Trump's propaganda works: The goal is to get disinformation treated respectfully.

That's what happened here.

New piece:

washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
We should focus on what Biden *actually did* in Ukraine.

In that context, all these diplomats have also testified to a bigger story, in which Trump's use of Ukraine as a pawn also aligns us with corrupt kleptocracy against western liberal democracy.

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In many ways, the Ukraine scandal is really all about *disinformation.*

That's why getting a *public* statement from Ukraine was so key.

And as Steve Bannon has candidly revealed, getting the MSM to launder disinformation is the whole ball game:

washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
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