Breitbart may need to reveal business structure to secure Capitol Hill press credentials
Source: Politico
On Friday Breitbart News appeared before the Standing Committee of the Senate Press Gallery in order to secure permanent Capitol Hill credentials. But while the act may seem mundane, the process may help shed light on the inner workings of the right-wing news site, whose chairman, Stephen Bannon, is now chief strategist to President-elect Donald Trump.
Within the rules of admission to the gallery, there is a clause that states the person and organization holding the pass "must not be engaged in any lobbying or paid advocacy, advertising, publicity or promotion work for any individual, political party, corporation, organization, or agency of the U.S. government."
In order to prove that they are not engaged in any of the above and are an editorially independent institution, the Standing Committee can ask for information or proof on how the business is structured.
Breitbart has publicly said in the past that they do not discuss their investors. The Mercer family, who backed both Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz, are known to be major backers of the site. There have been rumors that Trump himself was financially involved, but that’s been denied by both parties.
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Read more: http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2016/11/breitbart-may-need-to-reveal-structure-of-business-to-secure-capitol-hill-press-credentials-231652
Transparency about the cesspool that is Breitbart would definitely be one way to start draining the real swamp in American politics, which is the right including the alt-right.
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