Odd Bedfellows: Politico Publishes Opinion Piece by Fired Issa Aide

In a bizarre twist, Kurt Bardella, the aide fired by House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issaa (R-Calif.), has an opinion piece in Politico. Here comes the strangeness: It’s a story about damage control. But that’s not all. A little more than two weeks ago, Politico‘s Mike Allen published a scathing account of Bardella’s “self-importance” and “cocky streak.” Politico was the publication that first reported that Bardella leaked emails to NYT reporter Mark Leibovich, who is working on a book about the incestuous culture of Washington.

Those leaked emails are presumed to be those of Politico reporters, but so far, there is no proof.

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