Letter to the editor: Fanning flames of Russian hysteria

“Without presenting any evidence, President Trump said … .” This is how the media covers the Trump administration, with additional commentary accusing him of lying.

The New York Times on Jan. 11 published a piece about the FBI’s inquiry into the possibility that Trump was working on behalf of Russia. Subsequent stories have been published. Despite The New York Times not presenting any evidence, it is praised for publishing a “bombshell” report that is causing additional Russia hysteria.

The only evidence presented was the last paragraph: “No evidence has emerged publicly that Mr. Trump was secretly in contact with or took direction from Russian government officials. An FBI spokeswoman and a spokesman for the special counsel’s office both declined to comment.”

If The New York Times was consistent in its reporting, the Russia “bombshell” article would have begun with “Without any evidence, we’re accusing Trump of being a Russian agent.”

Mike Suley

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