The Press Who Cried Russia—Now Too Scared to Prove Themselves Right

Where the hell are CNN, MSNBC, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and every other self-important media outlet that swears up and down it’s in the business of protecting democracy? Where are the emergency panels of so-called experts? Where are the somber-voiced news anchors, furrowing their brows and warning us that our republic is in danger? Where are the “BOMBSHELL” graphics?

Nowhere. That’s where.

A former intelligence chief has come forward with what should be the biggest political story of the century—an accusation that Donald Trump was recruited as a Russian asset in 1987, complete with a KGB codename. And yet, the same networks and newspapers that milked the Trump-Russia scandal for years are sitting on their hands, pretending they don’t see it. The same media that once covered every half-baked theory about Russian influence like it was the goddamn Watergate break-in has suddenly decided that this is the moment to practice journalistic restraint.

It’s almost impressive, the shamelessness of it all. These are the people who turned the Russia story into an entire industry. They built whole careers off breathless speculation about secret meetings and kompromat. They printed entire books about the Steele dossier, devoted hours of primetime coverage to unraveling every detail, and spent years screaming about Russian interference. But now? Now that a former intelligence official is saying, plainly and clearly, that Trump has been a Russian asset for nearly 40 years? Nothing. Not a goddamn word.