Emotions folks. This story was broken by CNN, so unless you read their report, you are already not as informed as you could be. The CNN article states," CNN does not have the purported e-mails. However, the alleged contents were made available to CNN." I have no idea what that means but, they admit to not having seen the actual emails. I'll let any journalism ethicists decide if this was approprite to publish.
Let me be clear, I am not defending anyone or anything other than due process. While generally subscribing to Occum's Razor, eventually this will all come out. I'll continue to wait before setting myself on fire in anger.
Do I believe there is a trail of emails providing evidence of a coverup? Absolutely, email is the DNA evidence of the 21st century, I am surprised any organization still uses it. Do I have any idea what they say? No, not a clue. Nor do I have any insight as to who was involved and how deep. The "Joe" reference is a third hand account of zero consequence at this point. The conversation could have ranged from a briefing on how the University decided to handle the situation, to soliciting his input, to Joe lobbying for a cover-up, to an intern hearing a half a phone call with a name drop. Lies, misinformation, and spin are being put out by lawyers, officials, defendants, gadflies, hangers on, speculators, and activists. Nothing that isn't backed up by hard evidence should be taken as fact or even likely. We have entered the fog of scandal, litigation, and crisis management, and it's a pea-souper. Only sunlight can burn off the haze.
