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NPR relied on 'ever-present muse' Adam Schiff during Russiagate to
'damage' Trump, editor says
Schiff did at least 32 interviews between December 2016 and July 2019
with NPR about Russia
By Joseph A. Wulfsohn , David Rutz Fox News
Published April 10, 2024 4:31pm EDT | Updated April 10, 2024 4:35pm EDT

Longtime NPR editor exposes news station's bias
NPR interviewed Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., for its Russiagate coverage
dozens of times between 2016 and 2019, so much so that he was
characterized as the outlet's "ever-present muse" by one of its own editors.

In a bombshell essay published in The Free Press, veteran NPR senior
business editor Uri Berliner said the 2016 election of Donald Trump
quickly encouraged NPR journalists to find ways to "damage or topple"
his presidency, saying that the narrative that the Trump campaign
colluded with Russia to win the White House "became the catnip that
drove reporting" and that "we hitched our wagon to Trump’s most visible
antagonist, Representative Adam Schiff."

"Schiff, who was the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee,
became NPR’s guiding hand, its ever-present muse," Berliner wrote. "By
my count, NPR hosts interviewed Schiff 25 times about Trump and Russia.
During many of those conversations, Schiff alluded to purported evidence
of collusion. The Schiff talking points became the drumbeat of NPR news
reports."

Berliner actually undercounted the number of interviews NPR did with
Schiff specifically about Russia between 2016 and 2019. A Fox News
Digital review found at least 32 interviews Schiff gave to the
taxpayer-backed outlet between Dec. 11, 2016, and July 24, 2019, all
involving some aspect of Russia's interference in the 2016 election and
the sprawling investigation into whether the Trump campaign illicitly
coordinated with it.

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Berliner pointed out that after Special Counsel Robert Mueller released
his report that found there was no evidence behind Schiff's collusion
claims, "NPR’s coverage was notably sparse" and "Russiagate quietly
faded from our programming."

A review of Schiff's appearances on NPR during the Trump administration
found such headlines as, "Rep. Adam Schiff On The Latest In The Russia
Investigation," "Rep. Schiff On Russia Influence Investigation," "Rep.
Adam Schiff On Trump's Wiretapping Claims And Russia," "Rep. Adam Schiff
On Donald Trump Jr. And Russia," "Rep. Adam Schiff Weighs In On Russian
Hacking Evidence," "Rep. Adam Schiff On Trump, Comey And Russia," "House
Intel Chairman Schiff Vows To Get Trump Jr. Phone Records — And More,"
"Schiff On The Latest Developments In The Russia Probe" and "House Intel
Committee's Adam Schiff On Russia Developments."

In 2017, Schiff did at least 16 separate interviews with NPR on the
subject. In 2018, he did eight, and he did another seven in 2017,
according to Fox's review. He also did one in December 2016, shortly
after Trump's election.

In the interviews, Schiff repeatedly pushed the narrative that there was
evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia while
commenting on the various newsmaking moments that dotted the
investigation, such as the indictment of Trump campaign chairman Paul
Manafort; the Devin Nunes memo that cast aspersions on the
investigation's origins; the revealed meeting between Donald Trump Jr.
and a Russian lawyer; and Mueller's final report and testimony before
Congress, which ultimately found no evidence of a conspiracy.

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"We have seen ample evidence of collusion very much in the public eye,"
Schiff told NPR in 2019 as the Mueller investigation wrapped up.
"Whether that evidence amounts to proof beyond reasonable doubt of a
criminal conspiracy I've always said will be up to Bob Mueller. He may
have determined that it doesn't need proof beyond reasonable doubt in
terms of a crime. But nonetheless, the evidence of that collusion, the
evidence of the relationship between the Trump campaign and the
president and Russia needs to be exposed."

TV networks invited Adam Schiff to peddle the collusion narrative for
yearsVideo
Here are the links to his NPR appearances that Fox News Digital found.

2016: (1)

12/11/16

2017: (16)

1/3/17, 1/6/17, 1/26/17, 3/3/17, 3/6/17, 3/9/17, 3/15/17, 3/23/17,
3/28/17, 5/4/17, 5/17/17, 6/21/17, 7/14/17, 7/25/17, 9/8/17, 10/30/17

2018: (8)

1/3/18, 2/2/18, 2/16/18, 2/19/18, 4/20/18, 8/21/18, 11/7/18, 12/7/18

2019: (7)

1/17/19, 2/1/19, 3/22/19, 4/18/19, 5/30/19, 6/12/19, 7/24/19

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‘COLLUSION’ CLAIMS FOR YEARS

Berliner was withering over NPR's handling of the Russia story, saying
the lack of follow-through after the collusion narrative went bust was
an indictment of NPR's culture.

"It is one thing to swing and miss on a major story. Unfortunately, it
happens. You follow the wrong leads, you get misled by sources you
trusted, you’re emotionally invested in a narrative, and bits of
circumstantial evidence never add up. It’s bad to blow a big story," he
wrote. "What’s worse is to pretend it never happened, to move on with no
mea culpas, no self-reflection. Especially when you expect high
standards of transparency from public figures and institutions, but
don’t practice those standards yourself. That’s what shatters trust and
engenders cynicism about the media."

Berliner was also critical of NPR's coverage of the Hunter Biden laptop
affair; the COVID-19 lab leak theory; and the aftermath of the Oct. 7
terrorist attack on Israel.

Donald Trump, NPR sign, Hunter Biden
An NPR editor spoke out against his own outlet about their past media
coverage of Trump and Russia, the Hunter Biden laptop story and more.
(Spencer Platt/Getty Images | Brooks Kraft LLC/Corbis via Getty Images |
Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

NPR is far from the only legacy news organization to have turned to
Schiff, who was formally censured by Republicans in Congress last year
for "misleading the American public" during Russiagate. Congressional
Democrats dismissed the censure as politically motivated and Schiff said
he wore the rebuke as a badge of honor.

The Democratic lawmaker was invited regularly on MSNBC and CNN, cable
networks that went wall-to-wall with the Russia collusion narrative, and
made numerous appearances on ABC, CBS and NBC as the Mueller probe
unfolded. He repeatedly said evidence was in "plain sight" of collusion.

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Schiff is now running for the U.S. Senate in California and is heavily
favored to win; the blue state hasn't elected a Republican U.S. senator
since 1988.

NPR and Schiff's office didn't respond to requests for comment. NPR
previously referred Fox News Digital to an internal memo pushing back
against Berliner's conclusions and defending its journalism and integrity.

Joseph A. Wulfsohn is a media reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips
can be sent to joseph.wulfsohn@fox.com and on Twitter: @JosephWulfsohn.

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truthiseasy576
2 days ago

Adam Schiff was the leaker and yet he received a FREE PASS from HOUSE
GOP who has full control to boot him from congress. As for NPR, stop
using my tax dollars for one sided of reporting which is 100% in the
DEMS favor.

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mdm527265
2 days ago

How is Adam Schiff still in Congress he should be removed from office
for his actions.

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❗️Here🤜🏻Comes🤛🏻Trouble❗️
2 days ago

Schiff deserves 10 years in prison for election interference…..

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EveryDayJoe539
2 days ago

I believe that NPR should no longer receive public funding.

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iceboxofpa
2 days ago

We the people should be able to vote on it

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southerntide019
2 days ago

NPR is a government funded agency that is so biased that they even admit
they are biased. Democrats more than happy to fund this propaganda machine.

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notalibnotafool
2 days ago

As difficult as it may be, NATIONAL Public Radio should NOT receive ANY
federal funding unless it can be totally unbiased! Churches, for
example, would lose their tax exempt status if they show any bias. The
purpose of NPR is to keep the public informed and to educate. They need
to stick to their i...See more