[The latest from the Cabal's NYT and Haberman]
With ‘Spygate,’ Trump Shows How He Uses Conspiracy Theories to Erode Trust
www.nytimes.com/2018/05/28/us/politics/trump-conspiracy-theories-spygate.html
But Mr. Trump’s willingness to peddle suspicion as fact has implications beyond the Russia inquiry.
It is a vital ingredient in the president’s communications arsenal, a social media-fueled, brashly
expressed narrative of dubious accusations and dark insinuations that allows him to promote his own
version of reality.
“The effect on the life of the nation of a president inventing conspiracy theories in order to distract
attention from legitimate investigations or other things he dislikes is corrosive,” said Jon Meacham, a
presidential historian and biographer. “