New w/@BrianStelter: Jimmy Finkelstein, the owner of The Hill, has flown under the radar in the Ukraine saga. But he's had a key role. Here's our story based on more than a dozen interviews with current/former employees of The Hill and others cnn.com/2019/11/18/med…
Finkelstein is at the nexus of Trump, Giuliani, and Solomon. He privately "boasts that he's a close friend" of Trump, hosted Giuliani at his Hamptons home several weekends this summer, and personally hired Solomon who reported directly to him cnn.com/2019/11/18/med…
Internally at The Hill, staff are very frustrated. "In revolt," as one source told me. Staff has mulled publicly disavowing Solomon as newsroom in open letter. The note from the editor-in-chief announcing review of Solomon's work hasn't quelled the anger. cnn.com/2019/11/18/med…
Finkelstein keeps close tabs on The Hill's coverage, per sources. If he thinks a story portrays Trump in too harsh a light, he'll reach out to editors.
"There was always this understanding in the newsroom that Jimmy was friendly with Trump..."
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"There was always this understanding in the newsroom that Jimmy was friendly with Trump..."
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