>Sorry, I follow many spots of this case from afar so as not
>to burn my NYT/NewYorker/etc. free reads per month too
>quickly,

Use incognito to work around this problem.

but The Press Box guys always big up Haberman
>whenever the Times comes up so I figured she was a free pass
>on everything 'cause they seem very academic and trustworthy
>in their takes. I know she's on the Trump beat hard, but does
>she go too hard or something?

Maggie Haberman has basically acted as Trump's mouthpiece from time to time. She subtly defends him or "carries water for him". She has been called out a few times by other journalists on twitter because of it.