Reporters fear retribution. They should

In 2017, the Pulitzer committee gave the national reporting Pulitzer and $15,000 to David A. Fahrenthold of the Washington Post for such stories as, "Trump: ‘I regret’ lewd chat in 2005."

I thought to myself, they cannot go any lower. They did the next year by awarding the New York Times and the Washington Post a joint national reporting Pulitzer for their Russiagate hysteria with such stories as, "Undisclosed On Forms, Kushner Met 2 Russians."

Even Joe McCarthy was not that fearful of Russians. He went after communists.

Now that we know after 500 witnesses and 2,800 subpoenas that there is no evidence of illegal collusion, the president has asked the newspapers to return their Pulitzers. Not a single one of the 20 stories awarded held up after the exhaustive Mueller investigation ended.

In 2016, the press was complicit in Hillary's inept attempt to keep the people from electing Donald John Trump president.

They failed.

For the next two years, the press was complicit in the unconstitutional effort to oust President Trump by any means possible.

Again, they failed.

Now the press wants him to drop this.

Atlantic Monthly reported on President Trump's strategy in the 2020 election.

Citing an unnamed source, the magazine said, "They’re already prepared to attack reporters. 'Any reporter who tries that will be hit with 30-second spots of all their ridiculous claims about collusion,' said the source, who, like others interviewed for this story, requested anonymity to describe private conversations. 'Their tweets have all been screencapped. It’s all ready to go..

"('It's the same thing we've been doing the last two years. We're going to hold the media accountable when we see fit' an RNC official clarified, adding that this would include digital clips shared on social media.)"

The magazine pointed to a letter the campaign sent to TV executives cautioning them about booking Russiagate liars, including Democrat Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, Democrat Representative Adam Schiff of California, and Democrat National Committee Chairman Tom Perez.

The worm has turned. For two years, newspapers, magazines and television networks have openly targeted the president for impeachment, exaggerating his every move, turning ordinary and normal activities (such as replacing 93 U.S. attorneys) as unusual and unprecedented.

The Washington press did the dirty work of the deep state because the deep state is the source of news in Washington. I always suspected we had too much pro-government reporting. President Trump has exposed the newspapers for what they are: Pravda with sports coverage,

Now the journalists must pay. As Sean Hannity put it, "The deep state’s day of reckoning has now come." That includes its pets on press row.

President Trump has the truth on his side. 54% of Americans now realize this was a politically motivated investigation.

The press will pay.

Atlantic also reported, "Mueller Was Trump’s Nemesis — Now He’s His Greatest Asset."

That story said, "the next two years could be just as busy for Trump’s legal team as the past two. But their mission is likely to stay the same: All along, they took the view that Trump had committed no crimes and couldn’t be indicted under Justice Department policy. They largely saw their role as preserving Trump’s electability — and that included inoculating him from a potentially damning final report from Mueller."

They knew he was innocent.

The press however assumed he was guilty and the report would prove it. The press acted without caution. Carelessness carries a price. I wish them luck on paying that because they will.

Hoo boy, will they pay.

Michael Goodwin spoke for us in a column today, "After proving his innocence, Trump shouldn’t have to be humble."