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jimrutenberg
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    Apr 6, 2023
    NEW: How Rupert Murdoch and Fox News journeyed from “Fair & Balanced” toward the defamation red zone of “Actual Malice,” the legal line Dominion Voting is seeking to prove Fox crossed in the upcoming media trial of the century-my story for @NYTmag (1/8)
    How Fox Chased Its Audience Down the Rabbit Hole (Published 2023)
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    jimrutenberg
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    Nov 17, 2020
    Rudy Giuliani flatly says Philadelphia "is not an honest place." Gritty not gonna like
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    May 17, 2017
    CREDIBILITY WATCH: Ryan and McCarthy spokesmen both flatly denied, then were told @washingtonpost had a recording, changed answers.
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    The Washington Post
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    May 17, 2017
    House majority leader told colleagues last year "I think Putin pays" Trump. Paul Ryan told them not to leak remarks. wapo.st/2rsjzDl
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    Nov 11, 2020
    NEW: Election Officials Nationwide Find No Evidence of Fraud. We contacted top election officials in every state, and here's what we found (w/@NYTnickc @reidepstein)
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    The Times Called Officials in Every State: No Evidence of Voter Fraud (Published 2020)
    The president and his allies have baselessly claimed that rampant voter fraud stole victory from him. Officials contacted by The Times said that there were no irregularities that affected the outcome.
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    May 8, 2018
    Shell Co Cohen used for Stormy Daniels deal also received payments totaling $1 million from U.S. co. linked to Russian oligarch, interviews, records reviewed by NYT, confirms much of @MichaelAvenatti report
    Michael D. Cohen, President Trump’s lawyer and fixer. His shell company received payments from a firm linked to a Russian oligarch, as well as corporations with business before the Trump administration.
    Firm Tied to Russian Oligarch Made Payments to Michael Cohen (Published 2018)
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    jimrutenberg
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    Mar 7, 2018
    Stormy Daniels lawyer, @MichaelAvenatti responds to me re Sanders' statement Trump won at arbitration: “yeah and he also won the popular vote.”
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    Jan 24, 2021
    On @ThisWeekABC, @RandPaul alleged, "In Wisconsin, tens of thousands of absentee votes had only names on them, no address. Historically those were thrown out, this time they weren't. They made special accommodations because they said, oh, it’s a pandemic..." Not so. A thread
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    jimrutenberg
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    Jul 14, 2018
    FLASH: Twitter suspended accounts of Guccifer 2.0 and DCLeaks today, post indictment.
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    Oct 10, 2020
    MURDOCH WORLD NEWS: James Murdoch confides in @maureendowd about why he "pulled the rip cord" and left the family business, says Murdoch news properties "legitimize disinformation", ''sow doubt" & "obscure fact" in his most candid interview to date (1/3)
    Personal growth: Mr. Murdoch said he hasn’t been to the barber since March.
    James Murdoch, Rebellious Scion (Published 2020)
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    Mar 20, 2018
    EXCLUSIVE/BREAKING: Former Playboy model Karen McDougal sues to get out of “catch and kill” deal with National Enquirer parent Co. silencing her story of affair with Trump
    Karen McDougal, a former Playboy model who says she had an affair with Donald J. Trump, is suing a media company to be freed from an agreement to remain quiet.
    Ex-Playboy Model Karen McDougal Sues to Speak on Alleged Trump Affair (Published 2018)
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    jimrutenberg
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    Jan 9, 2021
    Very important point from @brianstelter — new video trickling out now shows it was worse than the initial video captured, more violence against police, more vandalism, more destruction and hate
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    Brian Stelter
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    Jan 9, 2021
    As heinous as Wednesday's attack looked in real time, on live TV and in our social feeds, it was even worse than we knew at the time. cnn.it/3oou4W5
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    Apr 18, 2018
    EXCLUSIVE: National Enquirer Parent Co Letting Fmr Playboy Model Karen McDougal Out of Contract That Silenced Her During Campaign, Ending Suit, her lawyer @PeterStris Says
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    Ex-Playboy Model, Freed From Contract, Can Discuss Alleged Trump Affair (Published 2018)
    A settlement ends a lawsuit against a Trump-allied publisher, and protects the president from being drawn into a legal case involving efforts to buy women’s silence.
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    Apr 28, 2020
    New: NYT counsel @davidmccraw responds to Hannity 12-page legal threat -- made via the lawyer he shares with Trump, Charles Harder -- with 61 words, concluding: "In response to your request for an apology and retraction, our answer is 'no.'''
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    jimrutenberg
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    Jan 24, 2021
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    So Senator Paul's charge that this was made up for the pandemic is not true. But he also does not say he has actual evidence that this led to any illegal votes being cast...