Thread by @DrewHolden360

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Last night we learned, unequivocally, that the FBI acted deliberately to undermine @realDonaldTrump.

Think we’ll get any follow up from all the outlets who made the face of bad FBI behavior, Peter Strzok (@petestrzok), into some kind of hero?

The worst offender had to be @MSNBC. It would be an understatement to say that they made a martyr out of him.

They also helped push his new book, and covered for a theory (that has aged poorly) that people were quitting the FBI because of “unacceptable politicization.”

It won’t surprise you that @maddow was leading the charge on this one.

She made Strzok out to be a wrongly defamed hero who had done nothing but try to defend the country.

And here’s @MaddowBlog parroting these terrible talking points back.

I’m not sure it’s still fair to say that “Republicans may not realize what they’re in for as they try to make a public stunt of vilifying Peter Strzok.”

MSNBC wasn’t alone, of course. Here’s @nytimes pushing Strzok’s new book.

I feel like reporting from @seanmdav and @MZHemingway at @FDRLST shines a lot more light on “the bureau’s internal debate over investigating President Trump.”

@CNN wasn’t far behind.

I’m not sure I would agree that Strzok has gotten “complete vindication” in all this. Nor do I think I would have had him on to hawk his book if I were them.

And they also got their big names involved. These takes from @brianstelter have aged...imperfectly.

Still thinking it’s a different reality to suggest that Strzok was part of “the single biggest abuse of power corruption scandal in American history,” Brian?

A similar perspective here from @oliverdarcy. I think by now it should be obvious why Strzok/Page was a massive story in ‘right-wing’ media.

My question now is: why has “Russian collusion” ceased to be a story in left-wing media?

There were a lot of outlets that pushed this one and space is getting tight. Here’s @NPR and @ABC.

@washingtonpost reminds us yet again that “news analysis” should not be an activity that any reputable news outlet engages in.

Oh, and they’re helping him sell his book, too.

What would I do without @Slate?

More of the same but a little bit more vulgar from @thedailybeast.

And of course both @TheRickWilson and @MollyJongFast have me blocked but they had him on to sell his book.

You had to know @voxdotcom would be on here.

Just incredible stuff here from @HuffPost

Perhaps the outlet that comes out of all of this looking the worst is @BuzzFeedNews.

This one is a hall of fame take.

But I’ll admit that @Newsweek is right behind them.

And it wasn’t just the media that got this wrong.

Here’s everyone’s favorite member of Congress, @RepSwalwell, brought to you courtesy of @MSNBC.

In retrospect, I think @tedlieu may have been the most irresponsible member of Congress not named Schiff throughout this whole process.

I don’t think @realDonaldTrump or anyone else is going to be rushing to thank Strzok any time soon.

@RepBonnie definitely gets the award for weirdest response for suggesting FBI agents should be “kissing” Strzok (that was actually part of the problem).

Oh, and @RepCohen suggested Strzok should have a Purple Heart. (He’s since walked that suggestion back).

Of course, the galaxy brain blue checks also got involved.

I know I’ve said this before, but this first one might truly be the worst @JRubinBlogger take of all time.

Also a long list, but I think this may be my favorite @SethAbramson take of all time.

From behind the block, @deanobeidallah has some perspectives that haven’t aged well.

Of course, the NeverTrump gang got involved on this one. Also a second entry from behind the block, here’s twitter’s worst prognosticator, @therickwilson.

And a similar line of thought from @MaxBoot.

Hard for me to imagine that this is “not a scandal.”

What this boils down to, in my eyes, is that the Dems & the media have made it an art form lately to take a shady character - Strzok, Avenatti, Michael Cohen, etc. - and make them a hero because they oppose Trump.

They should really, really stop doing that.

Bonus because I ran out of room.

@MSNBC has had him all over their programs. That includes @KatyTurNBC, @Lawrence, and on NBC @MeetThePress.

Go figure he also found his way onto @TheDailyShow.

I’ll bet you are, @davidfrum.

One of the original Russian collusion conspiracy pushers, @NatashaBertrand, back to the well on this one.

I mean this guy is everywhere. Here’s @RealTimers and @CBSSunday.