CNN debases itself by acting as DOJ's free PR contractor

CNN needs to rethink its relationship with some of its sources. It is doing its reputation no favors by serving as the Justice Department's go-to source for spin and friendly coverage.

On April 30, the Daily Signal, a creation of the conservative Heritage Foundation, landed a scoop. Kristen Clarke, the assistant attorney general for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Justice, had lied under oath during her Senate confirmation. 

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) asked then-nominee Clarke specifically...