Mexican President López Obrador Called Our Story “Slander” and Our Reporter a “Pawn.” Here Are Some Facts.

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has focused much of his ire on an article we published on Jan. 30 .

He dismissed the story as “completely false” and “slander” The president has been aggressive in attacking the story’s reporter, Tim Golden , calling him “a mercenary in the service” of the Drug Enforcement Administration .

Ruben Navarrette : Mexican President López Obrador has attacked reporters over corruption allegations.

He says U.S. officials are ambivalent about Mexico 's corruption problem, which has become more acute as immigration takes center stage in politics.

Journalists who investigate organized crime and official corruption in Mexico are killed with impunity, he says.