[jennychase]

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Yashar Ali

@yashar

1. Yesterday, I received a call from @DafnaLinzer who serves as managing editor of NBC/MSNBC politics. Dafna’s conduct during the call was highly inappropriate and unethical. So what was the purpose of her call?

She called me to bully me on behalf of the DNC.

[jennychase]

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12. I realized that @DafnaLinzer, the head of all political coverage for NBC News and MSNBC wasn't calling to advocate for her network, she was calling to advocate the DNC's position. She wanted me to wait so they could call state party leaders.

[jennychase]

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12. 14. I would lose a scoop. Dafna reminded me she was a nat sec reporter at WAPO for ten years and they would hold stuff all the time (note: so people wouldn't get killed). "Why can't you just wait, let them make their calls, then you'll be the first to put it into print," she said

[jennychase]

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12. 15. I couldn't believe what she was saying. Again, it was fine for me to print the story an hour later, beat her own network by three hours, she just wanted me to let the DNC inform state party leaders. Why the hell did she care?

[jennychase]

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12. 21. I said "no, I want to go talk to my editor." Then she sent me over the edge and said "What's your editors name, I want to talk to them." She was trying to intimidate me..on behalf of the DNC. I ended the call.

[jennychase]

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12. After the call with Dafna I published the stupid scoop. Then I did a gut check and over the next two hours I called 10 experienced prominent reporters and told them the story. They were all stunned by what Dafna did and encouraged me to share it publicly.

[STARLIT]

Interesting...he can't be as stupid as he is making out to be...he knows exactly what he's reporting publicly...Tweety. makes one wonder how many more of these stories will come to surface.......Is there a tiny group of media who haven't be into the loop and given points?....He's throwing it out there for a reason...and this OFF THE RECORD...I'm thinking has been a SET RULE for years when talking to the DNC /Media. VERY TELLING!

[Rusty0604]

Wow, I’m glad he outed her.
People have probably seen this, but I haven’t:

Tucker Carlson: CNN is really a super PAC, colluding with the Democratic Party on the news you hear

https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-cnn-is-really-a-super-pac-colluding-with-the-democratic-party-on-the-news-you-hear