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2019-08-26 Home Front: Politix
15 Former Spooks Who Work At CNN And MSNBC Now
[Daily Caller] CNN added to its deep roster of former FBI and CIA officials-turned-analysts Friday with the hiring of Andrew McCabe, the former FBI deputy director fired for lack of candor during an investigation last year.

McCabe is the tenth ex-FBI, CIA or intelligence community official CNN has hired during the Trump administration, according to a Daily Caller News Foundation analysis. MSNBC has followed closely behind, having hired five former officials, including former CIA Director John Brennan.

CNN was widely mocked on Friday after announcing the McCabe hiring, largely because the network has criticized its competitors for hiring former Trump administration officials. But the personnel move is also part of a larger trend that has come under scrutiny from some media observers.
Posted by Besoeker 2019-08-26 03:53|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ]  Top

#1 We need a new term for the Fourth Estate.
Fourth Deep eState?
Posted by Lex 2019-08-26 06:56||   2019-08-26 06:56|| Front Page Top

#2 So 15 'former spooks' are still employed by the intelligence community ?
Posted by Besoeker 2019-08-26 07:42||   2019-08-26 07:42|| Front Page Top

#3 "still employed by" in the sense of "used by", a la Steele.

Not formally on the payroll but close collaborators, well-compensated through cutouts.
Posted by Lex 2019-08-26 07:46||   2019-08-26 07:46|| Front Page Top

#4 Messrs. Carter Page, Christopher Steele and Ms. Nellie Ohr to the white courtesy phone please. Messrs. Steele, Page, and Ms. Ohr please.
Posted by Besoeker 2019-08-26 07:50||   2019-08-26 07:50|| Front Page Top

#5 
Posted by 3dc 2019-08-26 20:00||   2019-08-26 20:00|| Front Page Top

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