WASHINGTON—Saying that despite recent events, it would do everything in its power to continue obscuring the truth, The Washington Post published an editorial Thursday defending the FBI’s recent raid on its reporter.
“As journalists, we stand united behind the U.S. government’s decision to investigate our colleague Hannah Natanson, search her home, and seize several of her electronic devices,” read the piece, which was signed by the famed newspaper’s editorial board and outlined the many ways in which Natanson deserved to be punished for doing her job conducting investigative reporting into the Trump administration.
“The Washington Post has a long history of groundbreaking journalism, and we invite FBI director Kash Patel to raid, arrest, or jail anyone involved with such efforts. In the United States, federal agents are born with certain unalienable rights.
We cannot in good conscience allow our reporters to infringe upon that freedom.” At press time, the famed newspaper’s readership had reportedly skyrocketed after the editorial board called on President Donald Trump to publicly execute its entire staff.
FTFY
Bezos isn’t a bootlicker. WaPo is a commodity and he’s more than happy to shove it into the woodchipper if the pellets that come out are worth more than what he put in. He’s been profitably trading on his WaPo investment in exactly this way since he bought it.
Bezos has outsourced the bootlicking to a third party. If WaPo exists to do anything, its to lick his boots while others watch. And, occasionally, he farms them out for a handsome ROI to lick the boots of others desperate for the attention.
Flinging an investigative journalist under the bus is just one more way to trade on WaPo’s credibility for his personal gain.