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Blame Roy Cohn for the vicious backlash to Jeffrey Goldberg's group chat scoop

JL;DR SUMMARY Jeffrey Goldberg's investigative reporting of a national security breach involving a Signal chat, where he was inadvertently included, has led to a backlash that starkly reflects the influence of Roy Cohn's infamous tactics: attack, deny, and claim victory. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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ZionismDonald TrumpNational SecurityJournalismMedia EthicsJeffrey GoldbergRoy CohnSignal Chat

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Washington, Washington DC, United States
"Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of the Atlantic, during The Atlantic Festival 2024 in Washington, DC."
Yemen
"included him on a Signal chat with senior defense and intelligence officials planning an imminent attack on the Houthis in Yemen."
Israel
"many of the online attacks against Goldberg following his storys release focused on his Jewishness and his connection to Israel, where he once served as a soldier in the IDF."

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