The Power Grab is the Point

The media is missing the story. Again.

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Sarah Jones & Jason Easley

Jan 16, 2023

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As the media works hard to conflate President Biden’s classified documents situation with Donald Trump’s theft and deliberate withholding of hundreds of classified documents, Republicans are using the cover to grab more power.

The Republican Party’s relentless theft of power from whatever branch of government they do not control is the story that is flying under the radar as the media focuses on the shiny object.

MSNBC legal analyst Lisa Rubin made this point in an excellent thread today:

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