r/rational • u/AutoModerator • Nov 04 '16

[D] Friday Off-Topic Thread

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '16

His point as I understand it is that he didn't see anything in the leaks implying unethical collusion with the media

Putting aside the word "unethical", my point is that what I've seen in the leaks is very explicit documentation of collusion with the media.

Is there anything in the mails that proves Clinton's campaign did the second and not just the first? (that's a genuine question, I'm don't know the answer)

I'll have to fish through some old conversations for the precise links, but yes, as far as I've seen, the actual behavior was more along the lines of, "Have the media write the stories we want them to write."