Discussion: Report: Fox News Had Stormy Daniels Story Before Election, Killed It To Protect Trump

[nydan516]

State TV

[edys]

We deceive, idiots believe.

[noonm]

@mattinpa

NAL but I’m pretty sure there isn’t. There’s no legal obligation I’m aware of to publish a particular story. It’s wrong of FOX to call itself fair and balanced when it’s obviously been supporting the GOP and the right for as long as it’s existed. But that’s not a crime either.

There isn’t, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be called in front of a house committee and risk a “lying to Congress” charge. It would also be fair game to see whether any of them have connections to Roger Stone/David Pecker/AMI/etc.

[jonney_5]

That said, it is basically the same catch and kill performed by the Enquirer…

Is the difference really whether trump knew about it?

Can we at least get them on not being a registered PAC?

What about a foreign national (Murdoch) making the decision and therefore donating to the campaign…

[mattinpa]

They haven’t committed a crime but you want to haul them in front of a committee and see if they trip themselves up? You sure you like that look on you?

[jonney_5]

@sniffit

This is an in-kind campaign contribution and should be investigated as such.

They should at least be brought to the Oversight Committee and forced to admit they are a propaganda outfit.

[mattinpa]

@jonney_5

Is the difference really whether trump knew about it?

You’d have to ask a campaign finance lawyer but it might be a gray area. Suppose I go around talking up a candidate I like to three neighbors? Is that a contribution? Suppose I talk to a thousand people? How is this defined? I sure don’t know myself.

[ralph_vonholst]

Donna Brazile got fired from CNN for giving HRC a “tip”

Kyle Griffin (kylegriffin1)

Well, he’s dead now. I read the obituary with great satisfaction.

[sniffit]

I disagree. The intent of helping the campaign defines this as an in-kind campaign contribution. Let them defend themselves all they want, but the accusation should be made.

[jonney_5]

@sniffit

in-kind campaign contribution

From a foreign national.(Murdoch)

[ralph_vonholst]

I think Murdoch has dual citizenship.

[mattinpa]

If that’s the definition then fine. It was unethical and if they catch heat for it I’ll be glad. But you get into some shoal waters though. You might have to define at what point you have enough confirmation to run a news story, and the courts might be loath to do that, maybe?

[squirreltown]

@ralph_vonholst

I think Murdoch has dual citizenship.

Australia/Hell ?

[noonm]

@mattinpa

They haven’t committed a crime but you want to haul them in front of a committee and see if they trip themselves up? You sure you like that look on you?

Burying a story isn’t a crime, but I wouldn’t be so sure they haven’t committed one. That’s the point of finding out what they know in regards to Stone/Pecker/AMI/etc. From what we’ve seen with the Trump-verse (which includes Fox News) is that it is 1) interconnected and 2) willing to cross the line into criminality.

The fact that they might trip themselves up by lying to Congress is pretty much just a logical conclusion based on the actions of other Trump-verse figures (Flynn, Cohen, Manafort, etc). If we don’t start demanding the truth from all involved, our national nightmare will never end.

[lallen56]

Can the government force publications to publish things they don’t want to publish?

I don’t know, but it falls in line with Tramp’s promise to sign an executive order that would strip federal funding from schools that don’t comply with his version of “Free Speech”.

[ralph_vonholst]

Fox hasn’t issued a tweet on twitter since Nov 8. Are they being investigated by … maybe … Mueller? State of NY?

[arc_of_the_universe]

“Good reporting, kiddo”

Are you kidding? Isn’t that what they used to say at Pravda before they sent you to Siberia?

This kind of thing should do a lot to morale on the newsgathering side over at Fox.

[mattinpa]

But the entities you mention are already being investigated. What we’re talking about is the use or non-use of original reporting from FOX. It would have no evident connection to Stone, Pecker, AMI et al. I don’t know what sort of basis Congressional investigations require but I don’t see what would be the probable cause here. It’s not ethical to Benghazi people when you have the majority and I don’t think we should do it.

[lastroth]

@texastwostep

If Trump instructed FOX to kill the story, does the criminal obstruction and conspiracy go into Murdoch and others?

Is there a rubbing hands in glee emoji?

[favoritecurmudgeon]

Don’t want to hear anymore of that bull about there being a difference between Fox punditry and Fox News. One and the same.