Politico's Press Sec. Code of Conduct: Hypocritical?

Earlier this week, Politico‘s John Harris told FishbowlDC that Kurt Bardella’s practice of sharing other reporters’ emails with Mark Leibovich of the New York Times was “intolerable” and “improper.”  Bardella, the 27-year-old press secretary for Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), has since been fired.  His dismissal was due in large part to a string of stories, published by Politico, about his sharing of information for Leibovich’s new book.

“I do not know if Politico e-mails were shared.