Trump and His Picks Threaten More Lawsuits Over Critical Coverage

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The legal threats have arrived in various forms. One aired on CNN. Another came over the phone. More arrived in letters or emails.

All of them appeared aimed at intimidating news outlets and others who have criticized or questioned President-elect Donald J. Trump and his nominees to run the Pentagon and F.B.I.

The small flurry of threatened defamation lawsuits is the latest sign that the incoming Trump administration appears poised to do what it can to crack down on unfavorable media coverage. Before and after the election, Mr. Trump and his allies have discussed subpoenaing news organizations, prosecuting journalists and their sources, revoking networks’ broadcast licenses and eliminating funding for public radio and television.

Actual or threatened libel lawsuits are another weapon at their disposal — and they are being deployed even before Mr. Trump moves back into the White House.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/business/media/trump-defamation-lawsuit-abc-hegseth-cnn.html

It's over. We will never have honest news coverage again, not that's it's been very honest in recent years anyway.

[Initech]

1. For people who claim to love America and the Constitution so much...

They sure do love taking a massive shit on it every single day.

[underpants]

2. Just wait until he can turn the DOJ on people

and drain their money on lawyers etc.

Just filing the charges is enough to turn someone’s world upside down.

[Irish_Dem]

3. All dissent will be squashed, like China and Russia.

The people are only allowed to hear approved news and propaganda.