Are they paying the lawyers with government money? I'm seriously asking. Why is the government paying 10s of millions of dollars/year to the New York Times? How can they still claim to be a news organization without having disclosed this? If the government is paying the NYT, then don't their productions belong in the public domain?
That suggestion seems rather conspiratorial. Do you have any reason to think that's the case, or are you just throwing it out as a wild possibility?
Also, has anything changed WRT Ian Miles Cheong's credibility? He's been a far-right grifter for years, I wouldn't trust any data he puts out without a corroborating source.
(1) Apparently
(2) Why don't you ask the NYT or the departments in question (eg through a FOI request)?
(3) The NYT sells things, also to the government, so what? Why should they disclose this?
(4) No, not by default. Depends on the circumstances.
You make insinuations without a shred of relevant evidence. Your tinfoil hat is on too tight.
If you're wondering what this nonsense is about, it's a conspiracy theory straight from Trump's mouth: false claims that Democrats paid for positive coverage. The truth? Subscriptions. What a surprise.
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