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I'd say that this article is also attacking Trump by making the jump from 'he criticizes the media' to floating the idea that he probably wants to use the force

I'd say that this article is also attacking Trump by making the jump from 'he criticizes the media' to floating the idea that he probably wants to use the force of law to jail and silence them.

wlesieutre 9y ago
Trump has explicitly said that he wants to do that http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/17/politics/comey-memo-press-jailed-trump/index.html http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/17/politics/comey-memo-press-jail...
- txcwpalpha 9y ago
  The somewhat funny thing is that the article you linked kind of supports the person you replied to, because the article makes statements like this: > But, the suggestion from a sitting President of the United States to the FBI Director that journalists be jailed for reporting on classified information is, in and of itself, a stunning statement that goes beyond even Trump's most virulent anti-media statements to date. This is some pretty strong "how dare he?! Trump is making wild, evil statements that no other president would ever make!" rhetoric, and it's also absurd considering Obama's (and Bush's) entire presidency was plagued with issues where he wanted to prosecute reporters that reported on classified information [1]. 1: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/30/opinion/sunday/if-donald-trump-targets-journalists-thank-obama.html https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/30/opinion/sunday/if-donald-...
  - wlesieutre 9y ago
    That's true, and it's my second greatest disappointment of Obama's presidency after the no-oversight warrantless mass surveillance programs. For another example where he's gone much further off the rails than any recent president, how about his repeated pitch that we should change libel laws so that he can sue journalists? http://money.cnn.com/2017/03/30/media/libel-laws-donald-trump-new-york-times/index.html http://money.cnn.com/2017/03/30/media/libel-laws-donald-trum... Thankfully, criticism of public figures is pretty well locked in by the supreme court on first amendment grounds, so he'd need a new constitutional amendment to do this. But he does love to talk about it.
- adrianratnapala 9y ago
  No that's an article reporting someone who claims that Trump wanted journalists who leak classified information to be jailed. Now US jurisprudence protects such journalists -- rightly I think. But what Trump was allegedly asking for is well within the norms of other Western countries, has been done through the back door by previous US administrations and is a far cry from silencing the media.

I'd say that this article is also attacking Trump by making the jump from 'he criticizes the media' to floating the idea that he probably wants to use the force of law to jail and silence them.

wlesieutre 9y ago

Trump has explicitly said that he wants to do that http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/17/politics/comey-memo-press-jailed-trump/index.html http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/17/politics/comey-memo-press-jail...

txcwpalpha 9y ago
The somewhat funny thing is that the article you linked kind of supports the person you replied to, because the article makes statements like this: > But, the suggestion from a sitting President of the United States to the FBI Director that journalists be jailed for reporting on classified information is, in and of itself, a stunning statement that goes beyond even Trump's most virulent anti-media statements to date. This is some pretty strong "how dare he?! Trump is making wild, evil statements that no other president would ever make!" rhetoric, and it's also absurd considering Obama's (and Bush's) entire presidency was plagued with issues where he wanted to prosecute reporters that reported on classified information [1]. 1: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/30/opinion/sunday/if-donald-trump-targets-journalists-thank-obama.html https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/30/opinion/sunday/if-donald-...
- wlesieutre 9y ago
  That's true, and it's my second greatest disappointment of Obama's presidency after the no-oversight warrantless mass surveillance programs. For another example where he's gone much further off the rails than any recent president, how about his repeated pitch that we should change libel laws so that he can sue journalists? http://money.cnn.com/2017/03/30/media/libel-laws-donald-trump-new-york-times/index.html http://money.cnn.com/2017/03/30/media/libel-laws-donald-trum... Thankfully, criticism of public figures is pretty well locked in by the supreme court on first amendment grounds, so he'd need a new constitutional amendment to do this. But he does love to talk about it.
adrianratnapala 9y ago
No that's an article reporting someone who claims that Trump wanted journalists who leak classified information to be jailed. Now US jurisprudence protects such journalists -- rightly I think. But what Trump was allegedly asking for is well within the norms of other Western countries, has been done through the back door by previous US administrations and is a far cry from silencing the media.