How Trump’s lawyer Marc Kasowitz uses words to create a biased perspective

How Trump’s lawyer Marc Kasowitz uses words to create a biased perspective

ByJosh Bernoff

The statement from Marc Kasowitz, Trump’s lawyer, regarding former FBI director James Comey’s testimony yesterday was, basically, “see, there’s nothing there.” Meanwhile, the Washington Post had this headline: “Comey testimony threatens to deepen political crisis engulfing White House.” The difference reveals how what you think depends on which facts and statements you want to concentrate on. As…

The New York Times’ boldly effective response to Trump’s libel threats
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The New York Times’ boldly effective response to Trump’s libel threats

ByJosh Bernoff

The New York Times published an article about Trump sexually assaulting two women. Trump threatened to sue for libel. The letter that the Times‘ lawyer sent in response really hits you smack on the forehead, because it’s so different from anything else you read in the paper. I’ll analyze. There are three kinds of things you…