There had to be something in it for her.

Which is what promotions, raises, book deals, and public stature are built on.

and having other people write her articles for her?

but I have seen lots of op-eds that are disguised as news columns, not just in the NYT, but in the Washington Post and WSJ, too. Then they can disclaim responsibility.

esp as she well knew that it wouldnt matter what she wrote, or how she spun it, as long as it got printed. he’s too stupid to know bad press from good.
this is about more. getting paid, but for this level of debasement, blackmail.
i said what i said.

Trump and the GOP have made the media their propaganda arm.
They probably used carrot and stick to do it.

Especially after Trump had access to CIA operatives who would get profiles on anyone for him.

Probably part of what was in those boxes he would not let go of.

Not all of them of course.

I said this from the beginning, some of it is material he can use against other people.

But the blackmail stuff is personal for Trump, that is why he cannot let it go.
It is worth a lot to him on many levels.

Yes he had access to friendly CIA and FBI agents.
And access to any information about people he wanted.

One major source - especially for Trump and the Repugs - is Isreal's Pegasus spyware, which is embedded in most, if not all, mediasphere phones (to say nothing of politicians and executives).

And their findings are routinely shared with AIPAC and/or otherwise leaked (that's how they got that dummy, Tony Wiener - and by extension Hillary).

Before getting to that point though, a courtesy phone call will often be made to "smooth things over" - a tactic Trump (as Lindsey knows so well) likewise shares.

Before, any publicity was good publicity and the more scandalous the better.

With the election it all had to be good news with no hint of scandal.

It's what fills books, gets buy lines, and gets high paying seats on tee vee shows.

"Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America" couldn't have been written without Trump's help. She got a ton of money off it.

I think she was singularly responsible for keeping the Hillary email nonsense alive. She kept it a thing through October. It was long enough for Comey to put a nail in Hillary's campaign coffin with his be afraid of the emails false alarm letter.

So, we can thank her for a Trump presidency.

There’s no integrity there. I never liked her mannerism on CNN, so I guess my disdain is validated.

We don't exactly know the nature of the payments but there was a quid pro quo.

(yes, plural, Fred Sr and Donnie Dotard both) were clients of starting in the 1970s.

Her access to Trumpland, on the basis that TFG recognized the connection, was a feature exploited by NYT very purposely, not a mere coincidence.

That firm also represented Charles Kushner.

And the Times has once again soiled its journalistic diaper by keeping
the darkside Republican agent on the payroll, and printing her pass-through bullshit.

Maggie's bank account relies on her "writing"

This explains many of the connections Between Maggie and the right wing press. She is more than happy to do as told.

now to learn she's basically the pecker of the NYT. This is a scandal!

Apparently not.

Imagine if this had been Biden or Hillary. The scandal would rock the country if it was anyone other than Trump.

As a candidate and as a President, Trump and his team had editorial control over a high profile writer for the NY Times. They also had editorial and veto power at the National Enquirer. THIS IS NOT OK!!! This is not business as usual and another shoulder shrug at another Trump outrage. Parts of the media being under direct control of the president is not what America is supposed to have.

Is it any wonder Trump won? He had control over key parts of the media and played the rest of it like a fiddle. And he's still doing it. Who else does he have on his payroll right now?

Haberman needs to be fired today!

Did she really think it would never come out?

Not the first time the New York Times fed us propaganda instead of news…and what is the excuse-maintaining access?

What is the point of having access to the powerful if it turns you into a tool for dishonest politicians intent on destroying democracy?

it's about time all the putrid details come out

Resurrect Mad Magazine.

It would be appropriate considering our current state of affairs......

hem they would have had plenty if they stuck around .

If you haven't already, try a subscription to Funny Time Magazine, a tabloid-style monthly paper chocked full of editorial cartoons and articles, all with a progress tilt. Also usually includes some Harper's List, News of the Weird and some Andy Borowitz.

Best $28 I spend every year and the best damned potty-time reading ever.

We could put a big picture on the glossy front cover of the Tangerine Turd Messiah/Fuhrer on each and every monthly edition printed.

trDUMPie would love that idea to death - maximum brand exposure for his sour puss.

Link to tweet

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I see that it's in quotes, but I can't find this statement in any text or links posted.

Am I blind?....Who said this?

A faulty inference, at that. There was nothing remotely like that in testimony.

People see what they want to see, particularly when their conclusions were previously made.

For the record, I'm not defending her, but asserting that anyone ever said this is intentionally misleading, bordering on a flat-out lie. Won't stop everyone from hopping on the bandwagon.

Seem to remember a story, "Maggie Haberman's Wild Ride." Lots of oohhin and ahhing.

Ms Haberman was one of those complaining about not being allowed to cover Ashley Biden's wedding. Most egregious thing she'd ever seen, apparently.

I’ve long considered Haberman’s writing to be nauseatingly fetid.

mental gymnastics to excuse her.

There's sure to be a profound ripple effect, if not a tsunami.

I think it does! How 'bout that Peeyoolitzer?

his sinus infection improves.

Asking for a friend

... apologize for her email crimes in 2016 even though she had done nothing wrong.

a bulletproof vest.

Crickets.

Who woulda thunk.

...would explain her trying to put distance by repeatedly calling out Trump's courtroom sleeping.

They mention the issue of the Stormy denial.. curiously there is no mention of Maggie Haberman...

She always comes across like a mortician on TV.

Being a stenographer to power rather being a journalist that speaks truth to power has been going on for a very long time. But the NYT and “journalists” like Maggie Haberman are among the reasons why the people don’t trust the MSM.

The New York Times has gained a reputation for fake news and are often on the MAGA side.

But right, left, or center—we are all the lesser for it.

The Gray Lady is not worthy of our trust.

for fascists who wish to destroy the USA.

"She always wrote what we told her."