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Maggie Haberman and The New York Times F%$#ucking Suck

—Jeff Tiedrich

(%$# mine)

Mr. Tiedrich is referring to the revelation from the Trump false documents trial, that Haberman was knowingly reporting lies from then Trump fixer Michael Cohen as sincere denials.

It's one thing to be burned by a source, but another thing entirely when a source tells you, "Here is my lie for the day, print it,"  and you write the story of a denial as if you were not told that it was a lie

Money quote: (%$# mine, capitalization peculiarities Jeff's)

it’s been painfully obvious for a long time that Maggs has been in the tank for Donald Trump — but yesterday, during the Big Trump Falsified Document Campaign F%$#ery Trial, we got concrete proof.

check out this bullsh%$.

PEOPLE’S EXHIBIT 260 - TEXTS BETWEEN COHEN AND MAGGIE HABERMAN OF NYT (2/13/18)

HOFFINGER: Who is Maggie Haberman?
COHEN: She is a reporter for the New York Times.

FROM MC TO MH: Big boss just approved me responding to complaint and statement. Please start writing and I will call you soon

holy sh$#. there it is, in black and white — when Team Trump needed someone to put a happy face on whatever evil sh%$ they were up to, they went running to Maggie Haberman.

This is way worse than a beat sweetener, where a reporter flatters a source in order to cultivate them.

This ain't that.  This is, getting informed that Trump is directing the response from his people and allowing him to claim that it's all persiflage and he does not know where any of this comes from.