CLAIM 9-3/ It's also unclear why Byrne's first interview was with far-right "journalist" Sara Carter—who's pushed the "Spygate" hoax Trump allies are desperately hoping will eclipse his crimes—and why his second and third interviews went to Trump-allied Fox News and Fox Business. — Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) August 23, 2019 (PS/ Byrne makes clear that he considers it an op—to wit, political espionage—when the FBI pays attention to or ignores a potential crime only for political reasons, so in caring about HRC crimes but not Trump crimes in July 2015, Byrne contends the FBI was running an op on HRC.) — Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) August 23, 2019 (THREAD) It's time to separate fact from fiction in the case of Patrick Byrne, Maria Butina, Trump Jr. and a cadre of FBI agents and leaders. This is a still-developing story—but problematic reporting and Byrne's bad framing are muddling events. I hope you'll read on and retweet. pic.twitter.com...