CNN's Strategy of Silence Worked.
One month ago today Rand Paul released the "Fauci Diaries."
Among the many revelations were instances where two of CNN's most high-profile anchors were private pals behind the scenes with the man they were theoretically tasked with reporting on objectively.
If they were actually "journalists" as they purport to be, that is. Which of course, they're not.
"Friendship building" dinner parties. Backchanneling interview questions. Texting insults about Republicans for laughs.
None of it was ever publicly addressed. Not by Tapper, not by Bash, not by anyone at CNN.
Complete and total silence.
The play was to let the furor die, let the news cycles grind away, and let the facts fade from memory.
And it worked.
It's been completely memory-holed, just one month later.
Meanwhile, Tapper, Bash and CNN chug along pretending they possess a shred of ethical standards or journalistic integrity.
This is CNN.
This will always be CNN.