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Byron York
York in 2017
Born(1955-12-05)December 5, 1955(age 68)
Birmingham, Alabama,U.S.
EducationUniversity of Alabama(BA)
University of Chicago(MA)
Spouse1
Parent

Byron York(born December 5, 1955) is anAmericanconservativecorrespondent,pundit,columnist,andauthor.[1]

Education[edit]

York holds a B.A. from theUniversity of AlabamaatTuscaloosaand an M.A. from theUniversity of Chicago.

Career[edit]

York joinedThe Washington Examineras chief political correspondent in 2009. He was previously aWhite HousecorrespondentforNational Review.He is also a syndicated columnist. Before working forNational Review,York was a news producer atCNN Headline Newsand an investigative reporter forThe American Spectator.

He has also written forThe Atlantic,The Hill,The Wall Street Journal,The Weekly Standard,and theNew York Post.He has appeared on such programs asMeet the Press,The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer,The O'Reilly Factor,Meet the Press,Special Report,The Laura Ingraham Show,andHardball with Chris Matthews,and has contributed occasional commentaries toNational Public Radio.For a brief period in 2005 he was a contributing blogger atThe Huffington Post.He has taken part in discussions with other media personalities atBloggingHeads.tv.

Political positions[edit]

In 2001, York criticized PresidentBill Clinton's pardon ofSusan McDougal,who had served three months in prison forContempt of courtrelated to her involvement in theWhitewater scandal.[2]

In 2005, York posited a plot by theDemocratic Partyto "take down"President George W. Bushin his bookThe Vast Left Wing Conspiracy.

In 2007, York called on President Bush to give a full pardon toScooter Libby,who was sentenced to prison for obstruction of justice, perjury and making false statements in thePlame affair.[3]

In 2010, York wrote an op-ed titled "Obama has himself to blame for Muslim problem", which argued that President Obama was to blame for the widespread misconception that he was Muslim. York wrote that Obama had written about his Muslim grandfather and noted that members of his extended family were Muslim. York said that the Obama campaign had "shouted down even a measured discussion of the topic", and "to the outside observer, Obama sometimes doesn’t appear to practice any faith at all. Put it all together, and is it any wonder the public is confused?"[4][5][6][7]

According to theToronto Star,York has "[led] the inquiries into the alleged deep-state conspiracy against Trump".[8]According toSlate,York has "[spread] conspiracy theories about the FBI."[9]York suggested that Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election could be compromised because of an alleged friendship to former FBI Director James Comey, whomPresident Trumpfired.[10][11]York supportedChuck Grassleyand Lindsey Graham's recommendation of criminal charges against Christopher Steele, one of the people who sought to expose Russian interference in the 2016 election. They alleged that Steele had lied to federal authorities. However, federal authorities have not filed charges against him for lying.[12]In July 2018, whenMaria Butina,an accused Russian spy who had sought to involve herself in theNational Rifle Association of America(NRA) and theRepublican Party,was arrested, York downplayed the charges.[13]

In February 2019, York argued that the attempt by the new Democratic majority in the House of Representatives to compel the release of President Trump's tax returns amounted to the "ultimate fishing expedition".[14]

In 2020, during theGeorge Floyd protestsagainst racism and police brutality, York criticized a statement by former President George W. Bush which said it was "time for America to examine our tragic failures." York said it was "remarkable" that Bush "almost completely ignored riots, violence."[15]

Shortly before the2020 presidential election,York wrote a piece in theWashington Examineranalyzing a findings simulation that claimed Joe Biden wouldn't concede the election if he lost, and claiming that Biden would pressure Democratic governors to reject Trump's victory in their states and that House Democrats would refuse to acknowledge Trump's victory. He also asserted that Trump would concede if he lost.[16]However, in reality, the opposite occurred.Trumplost the election, refused to concede, and pressuredRepublicangovernors to reject the results, all while numerous Republican officials, including in the House of Representatives, refused to acknowledge Biden's victory andvoted to reject the electors.

Family and personal life[edit]

He is the son ofTom York,a longtime television personality fromBirmingham,Alabama, and Helen Hamilton (b. 1929). His nephew is Washington Examiner's Life and Arts editor, Park MacDougald. He is married, and plays the guitar and the mandolin.[17]

Bibliography[edit]

  • The Vast Left Wing Conspiracy: The Untold Story of How Democratic Operatives, Eccentric Billionaires, Liberal Activists, and Assorted Celebrities Tried to Bring Down a President—and Why They'll Try Even Harder Next Time(NY, Crown Forum, 2005)ISBN1-4000-8238-2[18]

References[edit]

  1. ^Zeleny, Jeff; Parker, Ashley (August 11, 2011)."8 Republican Candidates Trade Attacks in Iowa Debate".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.RetrievedFebruary 14,2019.
  2. ^Dish, The Daily (July 10, 2007)."Byron York on the Pardons Of Scooter Libby and Susan McDougal".The Atlantic.RetrievedMarch 28,2022.
  3. ^Dish, The Daily (July 10, 2007)."Byron York on the Pardons Of Scooter Libby and Susan McDougal".The Atlantic.RetrievedFebruary 14,2019.
  4. ^"Here Is Someone Trying to Blame the 'Obama Is a Muslim' Myth on Obama".New York Intelligencer.August 20, 2010.RetrievedFebruary 14,2019.
  5. ^"Obama: The Muslim misconception".theweek.com.August 20, 2010.RetrievedFebruary 14,2019.
  6. ^"Nation's foremost thinkers: It's Obama's fault that people think he's a Muslim (and also he technically is)".Salon.August 20, 2010.RetrievedFebruary 14,2019.
  7. ^York, Byron."Obama has himself to blame for Muslim problem".www.jewishworldreview.com.Archived fromthe originalon February 14, 2019.RetrievedFebruary 14,2019.
  8. ^"The pro-Trump campaign to win hearts and minds over Russia probe | The Star".thestar.com.February 11, 2018.RetrievedFebruary 14,2019.
  9. ^Stern, Mark Joseph (December 14, 2018)."The Weekly Standard's Dismantling Is Terrible News for Conservatism and Journalism".Slate Magazine.RetrievedFebruary 14,2019.
  10. ^Swanson, Ian (June 12, 2017)."The Memo: Trump allies turn fire on Mueller".The Hill.RetrievedFebruary 14,2019.
  11. ^Yglesias, Matthew (June 12, 2017)."Trump's media allies are making the case for firing Robert Mueller".Vox.RetrievedFebruary 14,2019.
  12. ^Mayer, Jane (March 5, 2018)."Christopher Steele, the Man Behind the Trump Dossier".The New Yorker.ISSN0028-792X.RetrievedFebruary 14,2019.
  13. ^Scher, Bill (July 22, 2018)."Republicans have a problem named Mariia".Politico.RetrievedFebruary 14,2019.
  14. ^Chait, Jonathan (February 13, 2019)."Republicans Trying, Failing to Come Up With Good Reasons to Conceal Trump Taxes".New York Intelligencer.RetrievedFebruary 14,2019.
  15. ^Alberta, Tim (June 8, 2020)."Is This the Last Stand of the 'Law and Order' Republicans?".Politico.RetrievedJune 8,2020.
  16. ^Kilgore, Ed (September 8, 2020)."Trump Backers Make a Case for Stealing Election, Before Biden Gets the Chance".Intelligencer.Archivedfrom the original on September 8, 2020.RetrievedSeptember 4,2021.
  17. ^Kleinhenz, Stephan (September 13, 2018)."Q&A with Washington Examiner Political Correspondent Byron York".The Collegian.RetrievedSeptember 5,2021.
  18. ^"The Vast Left Wing Conspiracy by Byron York | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books".PenguinRandomhouse.com.RetrievedMay 4,2019.

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