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Old 09-06-2018, 08:17   #7
Badger52
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Originally Posted by CW3SF View Post
I don’t believe ANYTHING The NY Times prints. It wouldn’t surprise me if they made the entire article up.
+1 Not denying that there is an obstructionist movement on both sides, it very much smells of another piece of externally-authored "castle intrigue" specifically designed to spawn an internal witch hunt. (Hell, the Soviets did it to the CIA all the time.)

To the OP thread title: not an insurrection; the 'soft' coup has been ongoing since before the election. It doesn't require the NYT - but they are a useful tool because of their readership.
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