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LOL. Perfect. https://twitter.com/CNNPR/status/1386666756937289728
Arguably no single reporter has contributed more to the deranged and paranoid national security fantasies of the center-left than @NatashaBertrand. She's an embarrassment to her profession and will, therefore, fit right in at @CNN.
Her role in pushing the Steele Dossier - and how it advanced her career - has been ably documented by @ErikWemple here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/02/28/how-politicos-natasha-bertrand-bootstrapped-dossier-credulity-into-tv-gig/
She was one of the progenitors of the "Russian disinfo" lie about Hunter Biden's laptop, and wrote this article, which is typical of her mealy-mouthed and dishonest craft. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/19/hunter-biden-story-russian-disinfo-430276
Just this week she was still defending the debunked Russian bounties story, which was obviously false from the get-go. https://www.mediaite.com/podcasts/the-interview-natasha-bertrand-on-russian-bounties-and-bidens-afghanistan-withdrawal/
And even on mundane things, she sees conspiracies and perfidiousness around every corner. https://twitter.com/NatashaBertrand/status/1044653248454578176?s=20
In short, if you're a spook looking to get a lie into the liberal zeitgeist and @KenDilanianNBC is busy, your go-to shill is @NatashaBertrand. She's contributed mightily to the politicization of our intelligence community and damaged the reputation of journalism. Congrats @CNN.
I had actually forgotten about the @JohnRatcliffe debacle that her editors had to recant. https://twitter.com/cliff_sims/status/1371993162932183041
And there’s the very real possibility she actually stole a freelancer’s work for a piece at @TheAtlantic. Anyway. Just a terrible person. https://www.thewrap.com/the-atlantic-is-accused-of-stealing-a-freelancers-work-denying-him-payment-and-credit/
The nicest possible spin you can put on Bertrand’s career is that she’s so stupid she gets routinely duped into printing the same untruths from the same sources. I suspect she knows she’s a liar and a shill, but it gets her on television.
