The New York Times is so late to the game it’s pathetic. They’re going to have to play six months of catch-up. Also they are trying to spin the narrative and soften the blow to make it look like business as usual at the government agencies.
They’re not late to the game at all. As Mark Levin said on his show last night, they are getting out in front of the clearly-stated objective by Barr to go after the spies, (Rice, et al.)
They are trying to advance the narrative that this was all ‘predicated’ - SOP, nothing to see here, just move along. “See, See! Obama and his minions were JUSTIFIED in spying on Orange Man Bad!”
They didn’t just develop a sense of Right and Wrong. Quite the opposite.