To the editor:

As bad as the COVID-19 pandemic was, nothing was more devastating to the Trump presidency then the lies that were propagated by an openly anti-Trump media with the active collusion of the administrative state.

It’s deja vu all over again with the January 6th Committee. Hearsay testimony that wouldn’t pass muster in a small claims court, altered texts and emails that go un-rebutted and of course Republican mouthpieces like representatives Elizabeth Cheney and Adam Kinzinger to present the fiction of bipartisanship while the attack on former President Trump is relentless and unchallenged.

If not for Fox news, America would be captivated by the ilk of MSNBC, NBC and other questionable outlets like Gannett, who in my opinion use the term “fact-checking” to stifle effective opinion that runs counter to their prevailing orthodoxy.

Gregory Bontrager

Hutchinson