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In reply to the discussion: Wow! Kurt Eichenwald thread about how he started covering Trump/Russia, & his foreign intel sources [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)in 2016 or 2017 for Newsweek, I noticed that his reputation took a major dive, with many respectable sources, including Vanity Fair and MSNBC, publishing unflattering stories and denying that he was associated with them. Many, varied allegations were made by them and others that severely undermined his credibility as a journalist.
I have not researched and have no opinion on this. I merely point out that this widespread wave of accusations against him occurred when it did.
Some of the accusations seem credible. I remember an Eichenwald tweet that he believed Trump had been admitted to a psychiatric hospital in the 1990s but couldn't prove it -- only to have him delete and deny it later, claiming it was a "joke." No, it was not.
But "Even a paranoid can have enemies," as Henry Kissinger pointed out. Eichenwald had worked for the NYT for 20 years in another period of his life.