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0 pointsncallaway3y ago0 comments

But… the charges haven’t been released yet? How do you already know they’re baseless?

Like, it’s crazy to me that anyone would assert that the charges are baseless or that they’re solid before the charges have even been announced. How do you know they’re baseless?

I agree that the number of charges doesn’t make a point one way or another, about the strength of the charges.

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A4ET8a8uTh03y ago

And yet, NYT is somehow allowed to speculate on what those are without knowing them. I am sure you will agree that the same should extent to mere posters here.

ncallawayOP3y ago

I’m not saying we can’t speculate about the charges. Was there anything in my question that indicated I thought people here should be prohibited from speculation?

I’m asking how someone can be absolutely certain in their speculation about those charges.

Is the NYT saying the charges are particularly strong, or are they saying the charges are particularly weak? I haven’t seen that from them, but if they are then I have the same questions.

I’m not holding anyone here to a higher level of scrutiny than the NYT. I merely asked where someone’s confidence came from.

stuckinhell3y ago

Cmon, you are 100% saying we shouldn't. don't deny it.

The New York Times thinks this is a huge mistake.

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