Emails Show Close Coordination Between "Justice" Department and Left-Wing Agitprop Organization Media Matters;
"Thanks again for all your help," Media Matters Staffer Gushes to DoJ

What's the Justice Department doing in bed with a left-wing group?

What is the supposedly-mainstream press doing pushing stories that originate from such a plainly partisan source?

A sample of the close coordination:

“Several media outlets, including Fox News this morning, are claiming that Fast and Furious was paid for with stimulus dollars,” Gertz wrote to Schmaler. “My research suggests that this is not true, and I was hoping you’d be able to confirm that.”

Gertz added that he needed a response “by 1 p.m.” because he thought the issue was “likely to snowball if it isn’t stopped.”

In less than two hours, Schmaler responded with an answer from her “budget folks” in DOJ. “You’re right,” she told Gertz, before explaining why she thought so.

At 1:13 p.m., Gertz responded, writing, “Thanks again for your help, here’s the piece” and adding a link to his online article.

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