Matthew Yglesias

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

To be fair, the FBI *really does do this* and inappropriately leak information pre-election to try to defeat disfavored candidates — it happened to Vince Gray in his 2014 re-election campaign and it happened to Hillary in 2016. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 21, 2023

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

This tweet is why you should dismiss the Twitter Files — the complaint here is just that the FBI *didn’t* do abuse of power to try to throw the election to Trump. — PolitiTweet.org

Many dismiss the Twitter Files evidence that FBI abused its powers but, notes progressive reporter Christian Parent… https://t.co/HOLlGr75Tz

Posted Feb. 21, 2023

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Because most law enforcement professionals have conservative political views, rightists are often in position to benefit from abuses of power and perhaps-reasonably expect them to happen. But the whole complaint in this case is that they behaved properly. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 21, 2023