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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(132,372 posts)
Thu Mar 27, 2025, 02:06 PM Mar 2025

Family of reporter who exposed leak is now in White House's crosshairs

As part of ongoing efforts to escape the growing scandal around leaked war plans, Donald Trump’s White House has now resorted to attacking the spouse of Atlantic writer Jeffrey Goldberg, who broke the story.

During her daily press briefing on Wednesday, White House press secretary (spokesmodel) Karoline Leavitt opened a new front in the White House effort.

“If this story proves anything, it proves that Democrats and their propagandists in the mainstream media know how to fabricate, orchestrate, and disseminate a misinformation campaign quite well,” Leavitt said. “There’s arguably no one in the media who loves manufacturing and pushing hoaxes more than Jeffrey Goldberg. Goldberg is an anti-Trump hater. He is a registered Democrat. Goldberg’s wife is also a registered Democrat and a big Democrat donor who used to work under who? Hillary Clinton.”



Leavitt did not offer any evidence that Goldberg makes up stories. In fact, a past Goldberg article that Trump has complained about for years—that Trump called dead veterans “suckers” and “losers”—was later verified by Trump’s former chief of staff, John Kelly.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/3/26/2312715/-Family-of-reporter-who-exposed-leak-is-now-in-White-House-s-crosshairs
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Family of reporter who exposed leak is now in White House's crosshairs (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2025 OP
Sewer Rat Barbie EarthAbides Mar 2025 #1
Sewer Rat Barbie johnnyfins Mar 2025 #6
If Goldberg is such a terrible, dishonest, biased person, how did he end up Ocelot II Mar 2025 #2
I broke a 3+ month avoidance of AM radio yesterday progressoid Mar 2025 #11
Is she immune from lawsuits for this kind of slander from the podium? Walleye Mar 2025 #3
She can be sued obamanut2012 Mar 2025 #17
What this story proves is she and her boss and those in his administration don't like the light of truth.. Deuxcents Mar 2025 #4
Watch her. badhair77 Mar 2025 #5
Um...you guys INVITED him into the chat. Wingus Dingus Mar 2025 #7
THIS DUMB ASS BITCH HAS SO DRUNKEN THE KOOL AIDE YoshidaYui Mar 2025 #8
Not to defend her Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2025 #9
She left off her cross again. NT mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 #10
Just lie through your teeth and keep on lying. Passages Mar 2025 #12
I listened to 6 seconds before shutting it off. progressoid Mar 2025 #13
"..... fabricate, orchestrate, and disseminate..." She should put her briefings to music and sing them. Ping Tung Mar 2025 #14
She won't last in the job pfitz59 Mar 2025 #15
Acting like a goon; just like her effin' boss. electric_blue68 Mar 2025 #16

Ocelot II

(128,840 posts)
2. If Goldberg is such a terrible, dishonest, biased person, how did he end up
Thu Mar 27, 2025, 02:14 PM
Mar 2025

on that Signal call list? Why did DoJ have his phone number in the first place?

progressoid

(52,502 posts)
11. I broke a 3+ month avoidance of AM radio yesterday
Thu Mar 27, 2025, 02:58 PM
Mar 2025

I heard a couple of local yokels desperately trying to come up with excuses for why this happened. They tried every excuse including blaming the app.

My favorite was that this was a deliberate leak to let them Houthis know that we mean bizness!!11



Not once did they blame Hegseth or Trump.

Walleye

(43,710 posts)
3. Is she immune from lawsuits for this kind of slander from the podium?
Thu Mar 27, 2025, 02:15 PM
Mar 2025

E. Jean Carroll was a journalist who sued him for defamation. Looks to me like Jeffrey Goldberg has a case, but who would wanna get into a lawsuit like that I guess

Deuxcents

(25,350 posts)
4. What this story proves is she and her boss and those in his administration don't like the light of truth..
Thu Mar 27, 2025, 02:22 PM
Mar 2025

They will attack anyone, especially Democrats, if their reality is called out and proven wrong.

YoshidaYui

(44,909 posts)
8. THIS DUMB ASS BITCH HAS SO DRUNKEN THE KOOL AIDE
Thu Mar 27, 2025, 02:47 PM
Mar 2025

IF TRUMP TOLD HER TO WEAR A RED ARM BAND, WITH A WHITE CIRCLE IN THE CENTER AND A SWATZTIKA in the center of the that would say thank you sir, I will do what ever you say and wear it proudly. PEOPLE are going to get tired of her very soon, with her fuck you attitude...

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(132,372 posts)
9. Not to defend her
Thu Mar 27, 2025, 02:53 PM
Mar 2025

But the fuck you attitude is what her boss has. Those who work for him understand parroting his stance is how to get on his good side.

These people either compromise their principles or never had any to begin with.

Ping Tung

(4,121 posts)
14. "..... fabricate, orchestrate, and disseminate..." She should put her briefings to music and sing them.
Thu Mar 27, 2025, 03:02 PM
Mar 2025

Maybe she could invite Trump to dance and Musk to put on a Navel exposure to the song.

pfitz59

(12,265 posts)
15. She won't last in the job
Thu Mar 27, 2025, 06:21 PM
Mar 2025

The non-stop lying will do her in. BTW - Trump thuggery always includes 'Come after me, I'll come after your family." Right out of Roy Cohn's playbook.

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