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https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-campaign-threat-sue-cnn-unflattering-trump-coverage
Lawyers for President Trump and his reelection campaign put CNN on notice in a letter earlier this week informing the network of its intention to sue the news outlet for what is essentially unflattering coverage of the President.
Citing videos created by Project Veritas, the conservative conspiracy group run by James OKeefe, Attorney Charles Harder argued that CNN violated a law that prevents entities from misrepresenting themselves to the public and advertisers. In the letter, Harder lists out the pillars of the Society of Professional Journalists code of ethics, as well as ethical rules specific to CNN, claiming CNNs reporting on Trump is contrary to your own mission.
Harder then lists out several key quotes from the OKeefe video, which purport to include an interview with CNN employees who claim that CNN President Jeff Zucker has a personal vendetta against Trump and that the network wants to take down President Trump. Another alleged employee is quoted in the video saying that Zucker only allows CNN to cover impeachment every single day and that our Democratic interviews are like softballs, compared to Republicans.
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OKeefe responded to news of the impending lawsuit on Twitter by advertising another tape coming soon.
This ones a doozy, he said.
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riversedge
(70,310 posts)emulatorloo
(44,187 posts)muriel_volestrangler
(101,368 posts)but I expected that to take until Trump was gone, not 2 hours: https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=12597282
Me.
(35,454 posts)RockRaven
(15,012 posts)People ask "What happened to Bill Barr (or insert other name of previously respected figure)? He used to be serious and professional."
The answer is: it's the same thing that is wrong with your crazy uncle -- a couple of decades of watching FOXNews and listening to Rush and your brain is rotted thoroughly.
Happy Hoosier
(7,395 posts)First Amendment Muthafuckers!
vsrazdem
(2,177 posts)ProudMNDemocrat
(16,794 posts)For not portraying Trump on a more positive light. They play back his own words. Video has a way of doing that.
I knew Trump's ego was FRAGILE.
1st Amendment reigns here.
UTUSN
(70,744 posts)LIMBOsevic was bruiting this suit claiming it proved lack of "objectivity" on CNN's part. Uh, anybody ever hear of the Faux Propaganda Network?!2
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)intimidation move. Hey Zucker,give me free air time and I will make this Lawsuit go away. Call me.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)You should totally sue her, too!
Gothmog
(145,619 posts)Iliyah
(25,111 posts)All the years that Pres O and Michelle had to endure and still is enduring the righteous RWers and yet they are above it. I never heard them suing fake news (Murdoch).
t-rump can't take criticism but boy can he dish it out - trash talking lies and bullying.
ThoughtCriminal
(14,049 posts)Always ask your lawyer about "Discovery".
That's one of the reasons why there are "Threats" about lawsuits, that never become actual lawsuits.
mercuryblues
(14,543 posts)Man, CNN gets to get all the tapes. Lordy, let there be tapes.
tanyev
(42,623 posts)Is it too much to hope that they go after each other?