by Becket Adams
The intel-to-newsroom pipeline is both nauseating and dangerous.
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From left: Former FBI director Andrew McCabe on CNN’s “The Situation Room,” August 12, 2021; former CIA director John Brennan on MSNBC’s “Inside with Jen Psaki,” June 11, 2023; and former DNI James Clapper on CNN, June 26, 2023.
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The current relationship between the intelligence community and major media is not just uncomfortably chummy, it’s dangerous.
We’re in a bad place when the “watchmen” of our republic are apparently at the beck and call of professional liars, dismissing the worst abuses by intelligence officials and platforming them with plum newsroom “analyst” gigs.
About the Author
Becket Adams is a columnist for National Review, the Washington Examiner, and The Hill.
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The current relationship between the intelligence community and major media is not just uncomfortably chummy, it’s dangerous.
We’re in a bad place when the “watchmen” of our republic are apparently at the beck and call of professional liars, dismissing the worst abuses by intelligence officials and platforming them with plum newsroom “analyst” gigs.
About the Author
Becket Adams is a columnist for National Review, the Washington Examiner, and The Hill.
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