![]() ![]() ![]() Where Trump himself is going - or when, or even whether, he’s going anywhere - is anybody’s guess. Where the recent troubling history of attacks against respected media like the Times will lead is anybody’s guess. Given my own career at the Courier Journal, it will be no surprise that I was gripped by McCraw’s account of the first Trump-era libel suit, filed by six companies owned by coal baron Bob Murray (see, any good search engine for the sordid history). For Obama haters, there’s plenty about the Times’ troubles with that administration too. "Truth in our Times" is an easy read … almost chatty, despite all the big names and big issues. ![]() That is never truer than in litigating against those masters of secrecy run amok, the CIA." McCraw’s conclusion: "Secrecy breeds absurdity. More: In the era of 'fake news,' journalists work hard to earn public's trust President Trump himself spilled the beans, but the agency claimed it couldn’t afford to turn loose relevant documents. ![]() As McCraw recalls, "It felt inevitable: The Trump presidency was barely a half-year old, and I was suing the administration over a tweet” from Trump about his decision to cut off secret CIA spending of more than $1 billion. ![]()
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