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YouTube admits error in ‘misinformation’ removal of Trump watchdog group

Washington Post - Erik Wemple · Erik Wemple · last updated

In a capital city bursting with nonprofits, think tanks and causes, Justice Connection hasn’t reached household resonance just yet, despite a profile in the New York Times. It’s a nonprofit with a purpose specific to this particular time: supporting Justice Department employees subject to the demands and excesses of the new Trump administration.

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