This column is pure sophistry. Milbank claims journalists risked their jobs and freedom "to get the truth out" as if USA reporters are in a third world country fighting the oppressive tactics of murderous dictators.I challenge Milbank to provide proof such is the case.After all,it's not like Trump's Justice Dept. launched formal investigations of any reporters (https://tinyurl.com/ksayqhp).Milbank pretends campaign coverage of Trump was "uncritical". I clearly remember journalists claiming they wouldn't "normalize" Trump and that regular journalistic standards were out the window because, well, it was Trump(https://tinyurl.com/gwaw7qs). The danger in all of this nonsense is, once journalists decide someone, anyone, deserves the rubber hose treatment, where does it stop? The answer - it doesn't.  Suddenly anyone journalists don't agree with will look like Trump and since journalists swing left, conservatives are likely to get the same treatment. Oh wait, they already do. Silly me.