Constitutional law professor Jonathan Turley questioned MSNBC’s recent decision to hire Lisa Page as a legal analyst.
“Lisa Page is the new Legal Analyst for NBC and MSNBC,” Turley, a self-described liberal, tweeted Saturday in response to news that MSNBC hired former FBI lawyer Lisa Page as a legal analyst. “The problem is not that Page disagrees with the Administration on legal matters but that she is personally involved in the investigations and has shown intense and at times unhinged bias against Trump.”
Turley continued: “It seems like bias has become the coin of the realm for some networks. Why have echo journalism when you can have an analyst simply repeat her position directly? With Page, NBC has crossed the Rubicon and left its objectivity scattered on the far bank.”
…It seems like bias has become the coin of the realm for some networks. Why have echo journalism when you can have an analyst simply repeat her position directly? With Page, NBC has crossed the Rubicon and left its objectivity scattered on the far bank.
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) June 6, 2020
Page worked on Robert Mueller’s special counsel investigating alleged ties between Trump and Russia. She also had a publicized romantic relationship with now-fired FBI agent Peter Strzok, during which the two discussed their animosity toward Trump via text message.
“I started something new today!” Page tweeted Friday.
I started something new today! ? https://t.co/ZfzGK5FhST
— Lisa Page (@NatSecLisa) June 5, 2020
President Trump responded to the news of the hiring by calling it a “total disgrace.”
“You must be kidding???” Trump said in response to a tweet from former acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell. “This is a total disgrace!”
You must be kidding??? This is a total disgrace! https://t.co/3QdaYCaiZS
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 6, 2020
