A high-ranking member of the House Oversight Committee has released a trove of emails between Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted pedophile, and Landon Thomas Jr., a financial journalist at the New York Times. In the exchanges, which span from January 2015 to December 2018, Thomas tipped off Epstein about other reporters' inquiries into his activities.
Thomas and Epstein had a close relationship that was described as "long-standing" by the journalist himself. The emails reveal that the pair exchanged tips on everything from Trump's behavior to global currencies. While neither of them reported out any information in their reporting, several times Thomas expressed willingness to pass along information about Trump with other journalists.
However, an investigation conducted by the New York Times revealed that Landon had a history of breaching journalistic ethics and, as such, was barred from working at The Times. Despite these claims, no attempt was made to cover up any potential connection between Epstein's activities and Thomas's reporting.
Thomas and Epstein had a close relationship that was described as "long-standing" by the journalist himself. The emails reveal that the pair exchanged tips on everything from Trump's behavior to global currencies. While neither of them reported out any information in their reporting, several times Thomas expressed willingness to pass along information about Trump with other journalists.
However, an investigation conducted by the New York Times revealed that Landon had a history of breaching journalistic ethics and, as such, was barred from working at The Times. Despite these claims, no attempt was made to cover up any potential connection between Epstein's activities and Thomas's reporting.
This whole thing is just wild. I mean, can you believe that a journalist for one of the biggest newspapers in the world got close with a guy who did some pretty shady stuff? It just goes to show how powerful connections can be in journalism... or lack thereof.
. It just raises so many questions about how this all went down.
It's like, you've got to have some basic integrity as a journalist, right?
i always thought journalists were supposed to be all about fact-checking and integrity but i guess not everyone is as uptight as me 
. I did some digging myself and its out that Landon had some major ethics issues in the past, no wonder he got canned from The Times. what a mess.
. On the surface, it seems like a classic case of a journalist using their position to further their own agenda or gain favor with influential figures 
. The fact that Thomas tipped off Epstein about other reporters' inquiries into his activities raises serious questions about the Times's editorial standards and ethics 
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. This blurs the line between journalism and agenda-driven reporting, making it harder for readers to trust the Times's coverage 
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. This lack of transparency raises questions about the Times's commitment to accountability and fact-based reporting 
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this is so messed up 
. But instead, it looks like he just kinda coasted on because the big fish (Epstein) was involved 
. And what's even more sketchy is that Thomas didn't seem to care about reporting out info on Trump, just wanted to be in the loop 
it's like, come on guys, can't we have a decent conversation about this without getting sidetracked by the NYT's own mistakes? 
landon thomas jr seems like he has no idea about the gravity of what hes dealing with here, all those emails exchanged with epstein about trump's behavior? it just doesnt add up...or maybe they were just trying to get scoops at any cost 
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... and to think he was basically feeding info to the NYT about trump too? it just reeks of power and corruption 
and who knows, maybe this is the push Landon needs to get his act together and report on something actually newsworthy for once 
(just kidding, no way that's gonna happen).