I often exchange emails with former MSBNC political analyst and former political director at ABC News.
He seems a tad more centrist than most beltway journalists (though he’s of course very anti-Trump) so I asked why his lack of interest in the story of how the a certain 3-letter agency is going after Trumpy folks early and often, even just average Joes/Janes.
He replied that such abuses are "perennial, and a perennially important story”.
So I tried to get at why he was gun-shy on the topic and asked “Do you recommend that people not criticize them on substack or social media given the tools they have at their disposal?” (since he has a Substack newsletter).
You would think he’d say something like, "it’s still a free country, of course you’re free to criticize the government”.
His response wasn’t overly consoling:
“Good question.
I think it depends on one’s appetite for trouble.”
Which says a lot, both about his appetite for risk and the tacit admission about our government.
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