In news that is surprising to nobody, the mainstream media is suffering once again from a severe case of cognitive dissonance. The cries and demands for the declassification of documents relating to the Mueller investigation were ubiquitous across CNN and MSNBC for weeks on end.

“We need transparency” was the rallying cry across all the broadcast networks. The hypocrisy of liberal talking heads, otherwise known as “fair and balanced journalists,” was placed on full display once President Trump ordered Attorney General Barr to declassify all information and documents regarding the Mueller investigation within legal limitations. CNN and MSNBC anchors were roiled, as they referred to the declassification order as dangerous and authoritarian.

During an appearance on Tuesday's Tucker Carlson Tonight, independent journalist Michael Tracey pointed out the lack of probing on the part of MSNBC anchor Chris Hayes in speaking with former CIA director, John Brennan. “It will be one thing for Chris Hayes to have his colleague John Brennan on for an extended rant as to why it would somehow compromise national security for this classified material to be released, but Chris Hayes didn't even challenge any of his bombastic claims.”

It would appear as though Chris Hayes and his fellow MSNBC employees are in a state of turmoil, considering President Trump destroyed their claims of a “cover up.”

Tracey opined: “You know, all the incentives on somebody in the position of an MSNBC anchor is to elevate the most fanatical and alarmist interpretations of anything Trump does on a given day.”

At the end of a long news day, it seems indisputable a member of the liberal media would prefer the classified information remain under lock and key rather than do the work of a journalist to uncover it.

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