NYT Knew About Trump Scandals From Epstein, Chose Silence
According to The Intercept, Jeffrey Epstein himself offered NYT reporter Sharon Waxman damaging leads on Donald Trump, including alleged sexual misconduct, in 2016. Waxman's editors declined to pursue them. This pattern of media outlets self-censoring or downplaying uncomfortable truths, particularly about powerful political figures, isn't new. It mirrors how media often ignored the systematic
dismantling of Palestinian homes for decades before deeming it newsworthy only during major escalations, or how AIPAC's influence over US foreign policy is often treated as a fringe theory despite OpenSecrets.org clearly charting millions in donations to key legislative figures voting on aid packages. We're left to wonder: Is this journalistic discretion, or is there a selective filter for what
constitutes 'news' when the subjects are powerful figures like Trump, or inconvenient truths about US foreign policy? When the 'paper of record' lets potential bombshells from a known predator rot, one might question whose records they're truly keeping. Perhaps the NYT's commitment to objective reporting has an invisible asterisk, applied generously when it involves the establishment's chosen
narratives.