Media Will Eat Itself, Ukraine Edition

The American people certainly have reason for confusion over Ukraine-Gate. It’s a complicated mess of a story made even worse by politicians getting out ahead of their skis to declare conviction or vindication, and even worse yet by news outlets seemingly determined to screw up the story. Over the past week, the goalposts have shifted so often that the Ukraine-Gate story resembles the late Al Davis’ long-range business plans. The media and some Democrats spent nearly a week breathlessly reporting that Donald Trump demanded explicit quid pro quos several times in in conversation with Volodymyr Zelensky. After the White House released the transcript, it became clear that there were no explicit quid pro quos in the conversation (although there was plenty to criticize otherwise). Still, CNN tried to construct one by using an ellipsis that removed more than 500 words between Trump saying “I would like you to do us a favor” and the first mention of the Bidens:-- More...