Donald Trump Jr. Wants to Give a Top PizzaGate Conspiracy Theorist a Pulitzer

Source: MotherJones







Donald Trump Jr. Wants to Give a Top PizzaGate Conspiracy Theorist a Pulitzer
High praise for Mike Cernovich's Medium post.

Inae Oh Apr. 4, 2017 11:47 AM





Amid multiple investigations examining Russian interference in the 2016 election and possible communications between Russian officials and Trump associates, President Donald Trump continues to focus on a bizarre conspiracy theory alleging the Obama administration ordered inappropriate surveillance on him and his campaign officials. These escalating accusations, which began with the false claim Barack Obama "wiretapped" Trump Towers last month, have been seen as the administration's attempt to divert attention from the ongoing probes.

The most recent allegation appeared on Monday, when conservative writer and avid conspiracy theorist Mike Cernovich published a Medium post alleging former National Security Adviser Susan Rice authorized the "unmasking" of Trump officials' identities—meaning she may have improperly allowed the names of US citizens to be revealed in intelligence reports. That story was further amplified by a Bloomberg View report with the same charges. The story has since been roundly described as a thin, nothing-burger—a misleading distraction at best.

That didn't stop Donald Trump Jr. on Tuesday, from taking to Twitter to praise Cernovich. He even claimed the story would have garnered him a Pulitzer, had it been published in a bygone era of journalism........................

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