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redthrowaway | 5 years ago

So why wasn't the NYT punished for publishing info from Trump's tax returns? The laptop story could at least be true. There is no way for the NYT to receive Trump's tax returns without someone committing a crime.

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slondr|5 years ago

NYT didn't publish Trump's tax returns, they published prose about supposed contents of Trump's tax returns. If the articles had PDFs of the documents at the bottom, Twitter should probably block them too. But they don't.

lawnchair_larry|5 years ago

Which is even worse, because apparently they literally spread fake news due to their not understanding how estimated tax payments work.

So, they illegally obtained something and then misreported on it without giving people the ability to verify their claims. I’m not even sure why they’re allowed to be on twitter in that case.

SpaceRaccoon|5 years ago

And why do you think that's a meaningful distinction?

No, I didn't publish a picture of your credit card, just the numbers on it.