Major papers are giving Trump’s Jan. 6 indictment dramatically less attention than they did Clinton’s server
Major papers are giving Trump’s Jan. 6 indictment dramatically less attention than they did Clinton’s server
In the final weeks of the presidential campaign, major newspapers are giving former President Donald Trump’s federal criminal indictment for alleged crimes related to the January 6 insurrection a fraction of the coverage they gave former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email se...
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OK, but these two things aren't the same. This indictment came out in August or 2023, then was thrown out almost a year later due to the immunity ruling, but the prosecutor immediately vowed to refile, which he did in late August, and now he's released a bunch of Grand Jury documents that flesh out the case he's been working on for 14 months.
It's damning stuff, but not shocking, given that this story has been developing for over a year. It's certainly not as shocking as the FBI director announcing that in investigation into a presidential candidate, which everyone thought had been concluded 2 months prior, has been reopened 11 days before an election.
The news media chases clicks. It's bullshit, but that's what happens when advertising revenue dictates the media's interests. Knowing that, it makes a lot of sense that the story, "Documents released regarding last months refiled Trump indictment," got less coverage than, "FBI director suddenly announced Clinton probe reopened! What are in the mysterious new emails?"