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Reince Priebus says White House is looking into change to libel laws
« on: May 01, 2017, 07:47:28 pm »
Reince Priebus says White House is looking into change to libel laws
The president’s chief of staff renews Trump’s campaign promise to alter laws affecting news reporting, which would require a change to the US constitution

Martin Pengelly | @MartinPengelly | Sunday 30 April 2017 12.58 EDT

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/apr/30/reince-priebus-libel-law-change-media-white-house


A day after Watergate reporters Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward issued a stirring call for the press to hold Donald Trump to account, the president’s chief of staff said the White House is actively considering a change to libel laws affecting news reporting.

“I think it’s something that we’ve looked at,” said Reince Priebus, appearing on ABC’s This Week. “How that gets executed and whether that goes anywhere is a different story.”

On the campaign trail last year, Trump responded to reporting on his policies and background by floating the possibility of a change to libel laws. Such a move would in reality require a change to the US constitution, which enshrines freedom of the press in the first amendment, the supreme court having ruled on the issue.

Undaunted, the president returned to the theme on Thursday, writing on Twitter: “The failing [New York Times] has disgraced the media world. Gotten me wrong for two solid years. Change libel laws?”

On ABC, Priebus cited “articles out there that have no basis of fact and we’re sitting here and 24/7 cable companies writing stories about constant contacts with Russia and all these other matters”.

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Excerpt.  Read more at https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/apr/30/reince-priebus-libel-law-change-media-white-house



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Re: Reince Priebus says White House is looking into change to libel laws
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2017, 07:57:57 pm »
Because THAT is the #1 priority for conservatives!

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Re: Reince Priebus says White House is looking into change to libel laws
« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2017, 10:40:55 pm »
Oh frak no..
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Re: Reince Priebus says White House is looking into change to libel laws
« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2017, 10:48:15 pm »
Not until we can criminally charge an elected official for lying.......daily
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