Post-Mueller

“These stories have nothing to do with the lives of most Americans. This descent into the inane and the tawdry gives immunity to Trump. In attacking the press he attacks an institution most Americans loathe. . . . Little the press says about Trump will now be believed.” 

—Chris Hedges, columnist and Pulitzer Prize winner, “Mueller Report Ends a Shameful Period for the Press,” Truthdig, March 25, 2019.

• Editorial Comment: Very little about Der Drumpfie is believable.

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