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Oct 22 · Ilhan Omar speaks out on the federal search of her home

NewsNation: Former DOJ lawyer on Omar court filing: 'It doesn't look particularly great'

Grade F (46/100). Anchor interview with a former DOJ lawyer on the search warrant filing, DNA, RICO and statute-of-limitations questions

Lehrer score 46/100 (−24 own-voice claim/analysis: [2:22] 'marrying your brother is oddly very, very weird' (anchor); −18 unnamed source/unsourced figure: [1:54] 'Our reporting indicates that this goes way beyond... some kind of conspiracy' (no source named); −12 loaded wording: [2:16] 'Chris Hayes, about as friendly of an interview as you can get... still was able to stump' (anchor)). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → F.

[2:22] 'marrying your brother is oddly very, very weird' (anchor); [1:54] 'Our reporting indicates that this goes way beyond... some kind of conspiracy' (no source named); [2:16] 'Chris Hayes, about as friendly of an interview as you can get... still was able to stump' (anchor)

Splits: Anchor interview with a former DOJ lawyer on the search warrant filing, DNA, RICO and statute-of-limitations questions

  • Broken. Rule: own-voice claim/analysis ([2:22] 'marrying your brother is oddly very, very weird' (anchor))
  • Broken. Rule: unnamed source/unsourced figure ([1:54] 'Our reporting indicates that this goes way beyond... some kind of conspiracy' (no source named))
  • Broken. Rule: loaded wording ([2:16] 'Chris Hayes, about as friendly of an interview as you can get... still was able to stump' (anchor))

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