O’Keefe claimed that the guy who did the taping (Poarch) was a CNN employee. He wasn’t. He was a subcontactor who worked as a free-lance satellite truck operator for a company hired by CNN.
And the sources of the quotes were (despite the “Media Coordinator” title) low level employees – “junior staffers” who do stuff like “video logging”.
disagree. Their first move would be to demand a swift trial – and immediate discovery including depositions by the plaintiff (i.e. Trump). I mean, they are in the business of gathering information…
Could this be another attempt to overturn NYT v. Sullivan? I’ve read that is what is behind the lawsuits filed by Nunes. A belief that this Supreme Court might overturn the malice standard.
More likely, this is threat is intended to sooth the orange painted idiot. Filing frivolous retaliatory lawsuits was a favorite Trump game. Such a suit should be ripe for Rule 11 sanctions, but even federal judges in high profile lawsuits seem reluctant to enter sanctions.
Yeah that’s true on the face of it but it’s really pretty shocking to have a president threatening to sue the press for unfavorable coverage. Just emphasizes his complete disregard and ignorance of the constitution.
And of course by being such a whiny little bitch about the coverage, he makes it stand out more than if he ignored it. But that’s Trump.
Citing videos created by Project Veritas, the conservative conspiracy group run by James O’Keefe, Attorney Charles Harder argued that CNN violated a law that prevents entities from misrepresenting themselves to the public and advertisers. In the letter, Harder lists out the pillars of the Society of Professional Journalists’ code of ethics, as well as ethical rules specific to CNN, claiming CNN’s reporting on Trump is “contrary to your own mission.”
