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Special Counsel Appointed in Trump Investigations

  • #Politics
  • #United States of America
  • #Russia
  • #Kosovo
  • #Netherlands
  • #Electoral college
  • #Ethics
story
NOV 2022
Image copyright: AP [via The Guardian]
story last updated NOV 2022

The Spin

Pro-Trump narrative

Though it conveniently waited until after the midterm elections to do so, the liberal Washington Post has already acknowledged that the Mar-a-Lago documents weren't the dangerous nuclear codes they thought they'd be. This largely ignored finding will be the first of many similar ones as these investigations into Trump, whether through an independent counsel or not, will prove to be politically motivated shams just like all the others.

PJ Media

Democratic narrative

First and foremost, this move proves the legitimacy of these investigations. Secondly, appointing the career and nonpartisan Jack Smith was the perfect addition to an already robust probe into Trump's many nefarious activities. With Trump no longer able to cry "witch hunt," the independent investigation can now proceed unhindered.

Washington Post

Metaculus Prediction


Establishment split

CRITICAL

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