ProPublica tries to do a journalism.

[Horace]

Unambiguously true back then, but it's not quite the same calculation now with everybody jaundiced against the media and its bias, and the ability to get the truth out, and disseminated, almost immediately. I'm not saying he should have let them publish, but I don't think it's obvious that it would have had a worse outcome for him. Establishing memorable precedent of a lie against him may come in handy. This won't be that memorable.

[George K]

@Horace said in ProPublica tries to do a journalism.:

Establishing memorable precedent of a lie against him may come in handy.

Good point.

But, in terms of what gets out there, it'll seem like damage control by Hegseth.

[George K]

Will this employee get any blowback?

[LuFins Dad]

@George-K said in ProPublica tries to do a journalism.:

Will this employee get any blowback?

Not from Hunter…

Oh, you mean repercussions… Possibly.

[George K]

Heh...I hinted at this upthread.

[George K]

"We're moving quickly and our deadline is in one hour."

IOW - "We already wrote it, and we're not giving you a chance to investigate and respond."

[Jolly]

At the very least, somebody's getting an official reprimand.

[George K]

[Horace]

It would have been a blacker eye for propublica if they had published it, then got fact checked. Maybe also a blacker eye for hegseth, but that's more debatable.

[LuFins Dad]

I’m still a little disappointed that nobody appreciated my blowback joke…