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[quote=Anonymous]The Post this week broke a bombshell of a story, but you almost wouldn't know it from the way they covered it. The story is here:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/case-against-ex-dc-mayor-gray-stalled-over-claims-key-witness-had-credibility-issue/2016/04/14/1f20553e-018f-11e6-9203-7b8670959b88_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_thompson_320pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&tid=a_inl

The headline was pretty tepid: "Case against ex-D.C. mayor Gray stalled over claims key witness had credibility issue." I almost didn't read it, it seemed like a boring procedural story. It was about how Jeffrey Thompson was the star witness in the case against Vincent Gray, and the case fell apart due to questions about his credibility. Ho hum.

But when I read further, my jaw dropped. Buried a few paragraphs in:
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Investigators last year began asking questions about the ages of Thompson’s sexual partners to determine whether he had committed a crime, according to witnesses who spoke to federal agents and The Washington Post. Prosecutors also conducted interviews about money and gifts Thompson gave young men, and about whether he did so to hide sexual relationships, the witnesses told The Post.
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Holy bury-the-lead, Batman!

I could hardly wait to read the comments. But wait, what's this:
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It just seemed like the way the story was handled was very strange. The Post didn't suppress it, but they downplayed it. I imagine Jeffrey Thompson still has some juice, and the Post has a long history of deferring to those in power. So I wonder...[/quote]

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