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Happy Hoosier

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11. The crime part comes with the coordination.

Reply to localroger (Reply #4)

Tue Apr 23, 2024, 02:25 PM

Apr 23

The media can support a specific candidate. BUT... if they are being directed by, or coordinating with a candiate, then it becomes a campaign contribution, and must be treated as such.

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Trump Trial Thread Day 2 (Catch and Kill explained) [View all] Johnny2X2X Apr 23 OP

Basically the National Enquirer was part of the Trump campaign for president Johnny2X2X Apr 23 #1

This is absolutely crazy Johnny2X2X Apr 23 #2

It's not a crime, because the media has been political since Jefferson and Adams localroger Apr 23 #4

Imagine Johnny2X2X Apr 23 #6

The crime part comes with the coordination. Happy Hoosier Apr 23 #11

This is technically true, but if there's no money involved it's very hard to prove /nt localroger Apr 23 #14

"I know the National Enquirer isn't exactly the NY Times" werdna Apr 23 #5

The MAGA demographic and the National Inquirer demographic pretty much overlap Blue Owl Apr 23 #3

PEcker explaining the doorman story now Johnny2X2X Apr 23 #7

Today has to be absolutely demoralizing for Trump Tommy Carcetti Apr 23 #8

Karen McDougal now Johnny2X2X Apr 23 #9

Trump called Pecker himself Johnny2X2X Apr 23 #10

David Pecker confesses on the stand to conspiring with Trump against Hillary Clinton during the 2016 election. LetMyPeopleVote Apr 23 #12

This needs to be a bigger story Johnny2X2X Apr 23 #13

TFG is ground zero for fake news LetMyPeopleVote Apr 23 #15