Regardless of what one thinks regarding the indictments against former President Donald Trump, one thing that there should be universal agreement on regarding the latest developments is that mainstream “news” outlets should not be using the occasion to cheerlead for one side or the other.

As RedState readers understand all too well, though, so-called reporters have demonstrated over the last six years or so that when it comes to the 2024 GOP presidential candidate, they consider objectivism to be a purely optional thing – with very few choosing that option.

Case in point, how CBS News covered the story of the third indictment of Trump, which revolves around an alleged plot to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

Trump has pled not guilty.

Norah O’Donnell, who is the anchor and managing editor for CBS Evening News, was live on air Thursday for a “special report” on the indictment. During one segment, she mentioned how both Trump and the special counsel in the case, Jack Smith, were in the courtroom during the arraignment.

But take a look/listen at the tone, tenor, and remarks made by O’Donnell regarding Smith. Instead of telling us what type of prosecutor he allegedly is, O’Donnell took the fangirling to absurd levels by pointing out how he supposedly is a man of “grit and determination” because he’s competed in a lot of triathlons including one he participated in 10 weeks after being struck by a truck:

“Also in the courtroom is the special counsel, Jack Smith, and I want to spend a moment on Jack Smith because he is essentially who Donald Trump is up against in multiple of these indictments. The two, of course, the classified documents and the January 6 one. And they’re sitting across from each other inside this courtroom. Jack Smith is someone who has run [in] over and competed in over 100 triathlons. He was reportedly at one point hit when he was on his bike by a truck and 10 weeks later, he ran another triathlon. This is a man of a lot of grit and a lot of determination. And even what we have seen in these indictments is just a sliver of what they know and his prosecutorial team knows. Right? “

Robert Costa, who is CBS News’ chief campaign/election correspondent, gushed accordingly.

“His aggressive approach to his personal health and exercise correlates to how he approaches his persecution and his strategy,” Costa proclaimed. “We’ve talked a lot about how the former President is under pressure, but Jack Smith is also under pressure today.”

Watch:

CBS News fawns over Special Counsel Jack Smith:

“His aggressive approach to his personal health and exercise correlates to how he approaches his prosecution.”pic.twitter.com/0Ap6y97etB

— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) August 3, 2023

The bizarre yet predictable back and forth was reminiscent of how CNN reacted to Smith being spotted in mid-July standing in line to buy a Subway sandwich.

They literally suggested that he was doing it to “send a message” to Trump:

Earlier Bash claimed "They clearly wanted us to see him and that image to be very different from what we saw in the former president's post , which is that he's a deranged individual." Evan Perez gushed "he stood in line like everybody else" (3/3) pic.twitter.com/WBUS0oBsAg

— Alex Christy (@alexchristy17) July 18, 2023

So, according to our intellectual betters in the press, Jack Smith is going to be successful in his prosecution of Trump because he stands in line for lunch at a blue-collar food establishment like a normal guy and runs in triathlons.

By these standards, I guess this means the walls really are closing in or something. Or so they want you to think, anyway.

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