Matt Taibbi
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No, it is absolutely crazy. And if I were some of those people, I'd be offended. Yes. Especially the people who testified and who didn't.
No, it is absolutely crazy. And if I were some of those people, I'd be offended. Yes. Especially the people who testified and who didn't.
No, it is absolutely crazy. And if I were some of those people, I'd be offended. Yes. Especially the people who testified and who didn't.
uh lie under oath yes for instance right because they're all named um yeah all the police officers who testified uh to the committee now what if they're only really trying to protect a couple of them and there are some very conspicuous names i think we know who they are right yeah exactly the ones they're trying to protect right but what if you're one of the other ones
uh lie under oath yes for instance right because they're all named um yeah all the police officers who testified uh to the committee now what if they're only really trying to protect a couple of them and there are some very conspicuous names i think we know who they are right yeah exactly the ones they're trying to protect right but what if you're one of the other ones
uh lie under oath yes for instance right because they're all named um yeah all the police officers who testified uh to the committee now what if they're only really trying to protect a couple of them and there are some very conspicuous names i think we know who they are right yeah exactly the ones they're trying to protect right but what if you're one of the other ones
Who just gave some testimony.
Who just gave some testimony.
Who just gave some testimony.
I think that's probably the case. Yeah. I mean, especially if you're under oath and you're law enforcement. enforcement officer. I mean, it's a very serious thing to lie in those situations. And, you know, there are a couple of places in the testimony where it doesn't look good for some of the people who testified.
I think that's probably the case. Yeah. I mean, especially if you're under oath and you're law enforcement. enforcement officer. I mean, it's a very serious thing to lie in those situations. And, you know, there are a couple of places in the testimony where it doesn't look good for some of the people who testified.
I think that's probably the case. Yeah. I mean, especially if you're under oath and you're law enforcement. enforcement officer. I mean, it's a very serious thing to lie in those situations. And, you know, there are a couple of places in the testimony where it doesn't look good for some of the people who testified.
But for the vast majority of them, I would take it as a grievous insult to be given that pardon and especially to not be named. That's what's so weird about it.
But for the vast majority of them, I would take it as a grievous insult to be given that pardon and especially to not be named. That's what's so weird about it.
But for the vast majority of them, I would take it as a grievous insult to be given that pardon and especially to not be named. That's what's so weird about it.
I think we will. I think we're heading into a golden age for investigative journalism. I think this is after eight years of crazy misleading news stories and dead ends and unanswered questions and fake news, you know, ranging from Russiagate to Nord Stream to to the COVID origins where we were actively kept away from one side of that story for years.
I think we will. I think we're heading into a golden age for investigative journalism. I think this is after eight years of crazy misleading news stories and dead ends and unanswered questions and fake news, you know, ranging from Russiagate to Nord Stream to to the COVID origins where we were actively kept away from one side of that story for years.
I think we will. I think we're heading into a golden age for investigative journalism. I think this is after eight years of crazy misleading news stories and dead ends and unanswered questions and fake news, you know, ranging from Russiagate to Nord Stream to to the COVID origins where we were actively kept away from one side of that story for years.
I think we're going to find out a lot of this stuff. There are investigations already underway, document hunts going on all over the place. There are reports that have been commissioned to look into a lot of these questions, and they're going to be staffed up with a lot of money and a lot of personnel.
I think we're going to find out a lot of this stuff. There are investigations already underway, document hunts going on all over the place. There are reports that have been commissioned to look into a lot of these questions, and they're going to be staffed up with a lot of money and a lot of personnel.