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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIt looks like Trump is trying to curtail free speech.
Trumps re-election campaign sent a memo to television producers on Monday instructing them to employ basic journalistic standards when booking six current or former government officials that the campaign said made outlandish, false claims, without evidence while on air.
The memo names:
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn.
Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., the chair of the House Judiciary Committee
Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez
John Brennan, the former director of the Central Intelligence Agency
Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., the chair of the House Intelligence Committee
Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., who has floated a potential bid for president
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/25/trump-campaign-issues-memo-to-tv-producers-after-mueller-report.html
If the networks follow those standards, Trump himself would be excluded.
ETA link to memo: https://www.scribd.com/document/403100260/March-25-2019-Tim-Murtaugh-Trump-Campaign-Memo-to-TV-Producers
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)What a gang of idiots.
mobeau69
(11,079 posts)The national disgrace takes vindictiveness to a whole new level.
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)murielm99
(30,660 posts)People spluttered with incredulity when they found out. Some laughed. Some were proud to have their names on that list.
These people should point to their names on this list and express how proud they are to represent democracy and free speech.
demmiblue
(36,751 posts)sheshe2
(83,364 posts)We haven't even seen the report. All we saw was your paid hacks summary.
StarryNite
(9,368 posts)tRump and his group of thugs have been emboldened.
NotAPuppet
(326 posts)as President is concerned about other peoples credibility? Oh. My. Sides!
notdarkyet
(2,226 posts)UpInArms
(51,258 posts)Documented lies in two years
Meh
superpatriotman
(6,232 posts)I thought this yesterday after shitlers first post-report statement
This will get worse. And the right wing coup deserves its own thread.
BigDemVoter
(4,149 posts)LudwigPastorius
(8,945 posts)How about you and your gang of the "best people" try not to crash the economy, get us in a war, or gut our democracy, and...I don't know...GOVERN instead of worrying about programming the guests on news shows.
(fucking incompetent shitstains...)
keithbvadu2
(36,376 posts)Trump never wanted to govern or lead. He wants to rule.
Niagara
(7,422 posts)liberal N proud
(60,305 posts)Now he is emboldened to steal the rest of the country.
Arkansas Granny
(31,484 posts)Firestorm49
(4,004 posts)Niagara
(7,422 posts)TeamPooka
(24,159 posts)warmfeet
(3,321 posts)The current flavor is orange.
lpbk2713
(42,697 posts)...