Brian Friedman on his efforts trying to uncover MEREDITH MCIVER mystery

[Madam45for2923]

AN EYE OPENING CONVERSATION WITH THE NY TIMES’ DEAN BAQUET

https://medium.com/brianrfriedman/an-eye-opening-conversation-with-the-ny-times-dean-baquet-fa40532b7399

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Speaking of Meredith, some people like myself have been trying to find her for almost a year now. You remember her — she’s the woman who stepped forward to accept responsibility for plagiarizing Michelle Obama for Melania Trump’s GOP Convention speech. The New York Times — along with other ‘elite’ news organizations — wrote puff-pieces about this former ballerina (https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/21/us/politics/melania-trump-speech-meredith-mciver.html?mcubz=1&_r=0), but no one could seem to speak to her or even find her.

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On Jul 13, 2017, at 9:29 AM, Brian Friedman wrote:
sure, i’m ridiculous to think trump invents people. https://apnews.com/e18f254c4ac84e6bab4ceed56401cc65

To my surprise, Dean responded quickly:
Sorry Brian but what we are working in is more important right now.

I respond:
what could be more important than making sure your star reporters didn’t make a mistake that a high school newspaper wouldn’t make?
Dean answers fairly demonstratively:
Breaking a fucking story about whether russia influenced the election

My response: again Dean — this is about YOU and YOUR paper, not Trump.

Dean: You’ve lost it if you don’t know what I’m talking about.

Me: of COURSE I know what’s going on with Trump and Russia — but that DOESN’T CHANGE THE FACT that if it comes out your reporters wrote a puff piece about a fake or incapacitated person, YOU and your ENTIRE PAPER will look SILLY. It will LESSEN your credibility when you do write about Russia, or anything else.
I then felt the need to add: and the fact that YOU don’t get THAT shows that the TIMES is under very poor leadership indeed.
(Okay, yeah, I went a little nuts with the CAPS LOCK.)

And Dean’s eloquent response:
From: Dean Baquet
Subject: Re:
To: Brian Friedman
Go away moron

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So, to sum up, we really don’t know if Meredith McIver is real, alive, and well— she may very well be. But I know the explanations from Team Trump for what happened at the time were completely ridiculous — one involved Sean Spicer and a My Little Pony box (please, Google it); I know that other people searching for Meredith have received anonymous threats; I know that a phone conversation I had with Meredith’s alleged ex-boyfriend, Stephen Palitz, led to far more questions than answers; I know that fake social media accounts for Meredith popped up immediately after she accepted blame…and suddenly and inexplicably began communicating in Russian before disappearing again; and I know that, overall, more questions should’ve been asked — then and throughout the campaign — because Trump has definitely not provided anyone with a reason to give him the benefit of the doubt.

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Link to tweet

[Madam45for2923]

1. I promise to never forget Meredith McIver! & will revisit her mystery once per season

[Madam45for2923]

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[Cracklin Charlie]

2. Kick

Gotta read this again.

[sagesnow]

3. Free Meredith McIver NOW! :)

Is she being held hostage in Trump Towers?

[Madam45for2923]

7. We believe Meredith McIver worked for Trump in 2003, has been a ghost since. #FindMcIver

We believe Meredith McIver worked for Trump in 2003, has been a ghost since.
John Miller-Barron reboot?
#FindMcIver

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[PatSeg]

12. And is Mueller

filing criminal charges against her???

[Brother Buzz]

5. I understand Meredith McIver is shacked up with Rick Astley

[Madam45for2923]

9. The plot thickens!!

[kimbutgar]

6. She co wrote a book with twitler.

[Madam45for2923]

8. Yep and he blamed her in some deposition about $ figures "typo"

[Madam45for2923]

10. Help Meredith! Silenced by Donald NDA.

:thumb

[rurallib]

11. I believe she was lost in the Bowling Green Massacre

or was that John Baron?
Possibly John Miller.

hard to keep track of people that don't exist.

[muriel_volestrangler]

13. I think Dean Baquet does sum the situation up pithily

Collaboration by the Trump campaign with Russia is an important story. The visibility of McIver is not. Focus, people.

[yardwork]

14. Piers Morgan claimed to be friends with Meredith.

That alone probably proves that she's fake.

[Madam45for2923]

15. LOL! Unbelievable about this woman!