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Absolutely. Dr. Amin's son, his middle name is Mahendra, the same as Dr. Amin's first name, Paraj Mahendra Amin, Dr. Amin himself. And when all of the news hit and Dr. Amin was very scared about what was going to happen to him and others, he immediately thought of his son and he called his son. He said, you might get calls. because your name is so close to mine.
Absolutely. Dr. Amin's son, his middle name is Mahendra, the same as Dr. Amin's first name, Paraj Mahendra Amin, Dr. Amin himself. And when all of the news hit and Dr. Amin was very scared about what was going to happen to him and others, he immediately thought of his son and he called his son. He said, you might get calls. because your name is so close to mine.
And if you get calls, just tell them you don't know me. Just tell them that you don't know me, that it's just a coincidence that you have the same name. Because he was so concerned that his son, who had just gotten his dream job, was going to be affected negatively about this, so much so that he was just like, pretend like you don't know me. And that just breaks my heart.
And if you get calls, just tell them you don't know me. Just tell them that you don't know me, that it's just a coincidence that you have the same name. Because he was so concerned that his son, who had just gotten his dream job, was going to be affected negatively about this, so much so that he was just like, pretend like you don't know me. And that just breaks my heart.
And if you get calls, just tell them you don't know me. Just tell them that you don't know me, that it's just a coincidence that you have the same name. Because he was so concerned that his son, who had just gotten his dream job, was going to be affected negatively about this, so much so that he was just like, pretend like you don't know me. And that just breaks my heart.
I mean, Dr. Amin is a father of four, caring husband, doctor, father. And to know that he had to say that to his son.
I mean, Dr. Amin is a father of four, caring husband, doctor, father. And to know that he had to say that to his son.
I mean, Dr. Amin is a father of four, caring husband, doctor, father. And to know that he had to say that to his son.
Yeah, absolutely. And that's really what the guy from standards was saying, is that if we're going to do this, we've got to we've got to caveat it with this and this and this. And then it's worth saying, why are we even doing the story? And he acknowledges during one of those internal calls to with Chris Hayes and his producers. Hey, we can get to the bottom of this and we can find out.
Yeah, absolutely. And that's really what the guy from standards was saying, is that if we're going to do this, we've got to we've got to caveat it with this and this and this. And then it's worth saying, why are we even doing the story? And he acknowledges during one of those internal calls to with Chris Hayes and his producers. Hey, we can get to the bottom of this and we can find out.
Yeah, absolutely. And that's really what the guy from standards was saying, is that if we're going to do this, we've got to we've got to caveat it with this and this and this. And then it's worth saying, why are we even doing the story? And he acknowledges during one of those internal calls to with Chris Hayes and his producers. Hey, we can get to the bottom of this and we can find out.
But by the time we find out, we're not going to want to do the story more. It's going to be too late. I mean, really just sort of acknowledging how they were rushing here. And and I agree where Trump gets reelected. Yeah. I mean, the media, the media has an important job and I know it's gotta be hard.
But by the time we find out, we're not going to want to do the story more. It's going to be too late. I mean, really just sort of acknowledging how they were rushing here. And and I agree where Trump gets reelected. Yeah. I mean, the media, the media has an important job and I know it's gotta be hard.
But by the time we find out, we're not going to want to do the story more. It's going to be too late. I mean, really just sort of acknowledging how they were rushing here. And and I agree where Trump gets reelected. Yeah. I mean, the media, the media has an important job and I know it's gotta be hard.
And, and I've had cases that have come to me and I've started looking at them and I'm like, Oh, this is a great case. This is a great case. But when you find out facts and, That tell you it's not when you're in the media and you have you think of this great story, but then you find out facts that tell you that show to you that it's not. You have to stop. And I think you said it.
And, and I've had cases that have come to me and I've started looking at them and I'm like, Oh, this is a great case. This is a great case. But when you find out facts and, That tell you it's not when you're in the media and you have you think of this great story, but then you find out facts that tell you that show to you that it's not. You have to stop. And I think you said it.
And, and I've had cases that have come to me and I've started looking at them and I'm like, Oh, this is a great case. This is a great case. But when you find out facts and, That tell you it's not when you're in the media and you have you think of this great story, but then you find out facts that tell you that show to you that it's not. You have to stop. And I think you said it.
It was just too good. They had gotten they really wanted this. I think Julia Ainsley and Jacob Soberoff, they had done this book on or Soberoff had done a book on the child separation policies. They had won some awards for reporting in that. This was their next immigration story.
It was just too good. They had gotten they really wanted this. I think Julia Ainsley and Jacob Soberoff, they had done this book on or Soberoff had done a book on the child separation policies. They had won some awards for reporting in that. This was their next immigration story.
It was just too good. They had gotten they really wanted this. I think Julia Ainsley and Jacob Soberoff, they had done this book on or Soberoff had done a book on the child separation policies. They had won some awards for reporting in that. This was their next immigration story.