Team Trump's chilling harassment of Megyn Kelly a frightening preview of whats to come?

[stevenleser]

http://steveleser.blogspot.com/2016/11/team-trumps-chilling-harassment-and.html

Threatening journalists and attacking or killing them is, or at least has been, one of the things we Americans point to regarding third world dictators and other oppressive regimes as justification of why our system of government is so great in comparison. The State Department and other Executive Branch agencies complain about those kinds of governments and their practices and try to influence them to change their ways, well at least up until now.

Freedom of speech and freedom of the press are important values for Americans and central to the rights afforded to us in our Constitution and Bill of Rights.

Megyn Kelly is one of the most prominent political personalities in media today and she has the support of the top folks of a powerful network behind her. Trump and his team went after her and harassed and threatened her. They encouraged their supporters to harass and threaten her.

The fact is that despite all the help and resources supporting Kelly, her last year was something that sounds to me like a nightmare. What will happen to those in the media who criticize Trump who don't have the kind of support and protection behind them that she does?

The question that every member of the media is now asking themselves is, once inaugurated, when team Trump is upset with a journalists coverage, will they engage the security services of the country against them? When I write of security services, I am referring to the FBI, CIA and NSA. Is there any thinking person out there who thinks that kind of abuse of power and disregard for Constitutional freedoms is beyond team Trump? Does anyone think it is beyond Trump himself? I would answer no to both questions.

This would be yet another piece of evidence supporting the idea that Trump is leading the country into oppression, hate and Fascism. If this starts to happen, Americans need to quickly mobilize to stop it.

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See the full interview of Megyn Kelly here where she details even more about her harassment by Trump himself and members of his campaign leadership team and his supporters:

[cilla4progress]

1. We're

Fucked

[lonestarnot]

2. I'm not going to stand by and be fucked without a fight.

[cilla4progress]

4. Here

Here!

Is this also being covered on Fox. They love her there and it seems she has real credibility.

[cilla4progress]

3. So, will THIS finally

Change things? C'mon, Megan freaking Kelly outing him as a thug???!

[justgamma]

5. Megyn Kelly and her Fox friends

created Trump. They created him with the constant lies about President Obama and the things he's accomplished. Those people have spent years convincing their followers that every news source is liberal. Now even Fox is too "liberal" and they are down to listening to Breibart for their news.

They created him and the monster is turning on them. Now they are whining.

[pangaia]

8. Well said.

[reflection]

12. Agreed, although he still needs to be stopped. n/t

[AgadorSparticus]

6. Sounds like shades of Putin and the russian media.

[stevenleser]

9. That was one of my first thoughts. No wonder those two guys have such a love-fest going on.

They approve of each other's tactics.

[bdamomma]

10. lets see how long before

putin makes a visit to Trump Tower.

[AgadorSparticus]

11. Oh you KNOW it won't be long! & he will visit him in the WH.

Claiming it himself. Just. Sickens. Me

[world wide wally]

7. Yeah, but Hillary had a private email server so they were equally corrupt

Yes, Americans are fucking stupid.

[Lucinda]

13. Thank you for the full interview.

Terribly sad ending. I wonder how this year will inform her reporting in the future...

[mainer]

14. Wow. Thoughtful, articulate, impressive.

I know we've had our issues with Megyn Kelly, but she could turn out to be one of the most powerful voices raised against Trump.