MEDIA LOSER: John Solomon John Solomon, the pro-Trump founder of “Just the News," published documents about the search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort home intending to damage President Joe Biden — but did the exact opposite. Solomon wrote that memos and letters show “the Biden White House worked directly with the Justice Department and National Archives to instigate the criminal probe into alleged mishandling of documents, allowing the FBI to review evidence retrieved from Mar-a-Lago this spring and eliminating the 45th president’s claims to executive privilege.” But leading DC journalists were baffled by the leak, as the letter showed that Donald Trump was knowingly in possession of top secret material. Pundits also noted that the leak confirms Trump and his team were given plenty of opportunities to comply but instead drew out the process. Leading the pack was New York Times correspondent and today's Media Winner Maggie Haberman, who wrote: "Confusing to assess how this letter helps Trump, which whoever gave it to Solomon seemed to think it would. Among other things, it confirms our reporting that SAP material – highly restricted information – was part of what was returned from MAL.” There were at least 700 pages of classified material given to the National Archives and Records Administration in the 15 boxes, per the letter. The letter also confirms that Trump's team was given extensions throughout the process, and makes clear that there’s no presidential privilege in a case like this. Lachlan Markay of Axios also called it an “Amazing own goal by Team Trump.” |