The Minister of Justice Meets the Minister of Propaganda

Why William Barr’s meeting with Rupert Murdoch is so dangerous

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When I read Maggie Haberman and Katie Benner’s excellent New York Times story “Trump Lashes Out at Fox News Poll as Barr Meets With Murdoch,” I knew that, unfortunately, the smoke would get more attention than the fire. Sure enough, the political class in our…