Alec Hogg: US gets its own ‘Gupta Leaks’ – Biden’s pain has just begun

It's exactly 20 years ago that SA cricket captain Hansie Cronje was banned for life after the late sportman admitting to manipulating matches for personal gain. But when the news first broke, most of South Africa dismissed Indian police allegations as fantasy. Led by local media cheerleaders, myself among them, because Hansie was a national hero. He'd never stoop so low…

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There's a sense of déjà vu with the US mainstream media's reaction to this week's disclosures in the New York Post of what is increasingly looking like the US's equivalent of SA's transformative Gupta Leaks. First came the dismissals. Then denials. As evidence mounts, the next stage will be realisation. And when acceptance dawns, expect the reaction of a scorned mistress.

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