Jay RosenJun 19, 2023

The Washington Post reports:

"A wariness about appearing partisan, institutional caution, and clashes over how much evidence was sufficient to investigate the actions of Trump and those around him all contributed to the slow pace."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2023/06/19/fbi-resisted-opening-probe-into-trumps-role-jan-6-more-than-year/

That phrase, "a wariness about appearing partisan," stood out for me, because we see the same thing at DOJ, in journalism, and at the tech platforms. All have the same wariness about "appearing partisan."

Why?

#journalismus #uspol #science

FBI resisted opening probe into Trump’s role in Jan. 6 for more than a year

In the DOJ’s investigation of Jan. 6, key Justice officials also quashed an early plan for a task force focused on people in Trump’s orbit.

The Washington Post
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@jayrosen_nyu it’s all part of the right’s campaign to erode trust in institutions and journalism. They criticized these places to the point they started both-sidesing everything instead of doing their jobs. It became less about the fact that Trump was just committing crimes in broad daylight and more about shooting the messengers for pointing out these crimes.
Jun 19, 2023 at 8:53pmWeb