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“If Trump loses…he's going to scream and scream and kick and groan, we know that. Unless Rupert Murdoch or Lachlan steps in and says let's get back to reality, Fox will probably do the same. ” Brian Stelter speculates about the possibility of America waking up the day after Joe Biden wins the November election.
“But nothing may actually happen,” says the author of Network of Lies, as you can hear above on this week's Deadline ElectionLine podcast.
Stelter, a proud self-confessed “news junkie” and occasional Fox News punching bag, joins us today for a wide-ranging discussion. The entire jury was just selected, and Donald Trump's hush money trial and Stormy Daniels have been a bit of a hot topic. Some factions in America are divided, and the media has barricaded itself around the country. Trump fatigue also has existential issues, and the outcome of this year's rematch between Biden and Trump could be explosive.
All that said, President Trump's trial over his attempt to conceal a $130,000 payment to porn star Daniels just before the 2016 election has not yet begun with jury selection until at least April 15. It has certainly been central to the developments that have taken place since then.
“When it comes to this criminal trial, yes, I think the news media has to think very carefully, and a lot of that is about how much information they share about the jury,” Stelter said, adding that many journalists and He pointed to a dilemma news organizations were already struggling with. The first day of Trump's New York City trial covers cable news reporters.
Among several lawsuits he faces in various jurisdictions, Trump faces 34 charges of falsifying business records by Manhattan prosecutor Alvin Bragg. The case has already begun to turn ugly both in and out of court.
“If the New York Times, CNN, AP, ABC, Reuters, and NBC were incredibly responsible, incredibly prudent, incredibly restrained, incredibly thoughtful, perhaps this “How important would it really be if there was a MAGA media propaganda machine like “to disseminate all the details about jurors,'' Vanity Fair special correspondent Jesse Walters of Fox News and He added about other like-minded people in conservative media.
On Thursday, Juror No. 2 recused himself from the trial over concerns that his identity would be revealed after all of his details, including his employer, were made public. Juror #4 was also released because he said he was worried that he was already known to the public.
“I said this not to ignore the mainstream media, but to acknowledge that there is an Earth 1 with the three of us, there is also an Earth 2, and what happens on Earth 2 is often dangerous. “The rule of law will be undermined in this case,” Stelter continued.
And that's just the tip of the iceberg — and there's also a reference to Taylor Swift's “Blank Space.”
(LR) Todd Blanche, Donald Trump, Emile Bove Credit: Getty
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To that end, as the 12-member jury of seven men and five women was seated late Thursday in Donald Trump's hush-money trial, the former president and his allies have already begun to talk about how prosecutors in the case They are trying to discredit not only the judge. , but those who pass judgment. The ban on camera and audio reporting also made it easier for President Trump to attract attention. The judge and jury said nothing and prosecutors said little, while media outlets reported on Trump's frequent rants about the incident during court breaks.
(LR) Bob Iger, Lachlan Murdoch, David Zaslav
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Also, how two Democratic senators, Jerry Nadler and Joaquin Castro, have raised competitive concerns about new sports streaming apps planned by Disney, Fox Corporation and Warner Bros. Discovery. Pay attention to whether there are any. Although it is up to the Department of Justice, not Congress, to enforce antitrust laws, the April 16 letter to Bob Iger, Lachlan Murdoch, and David Zaslav suggests that the Biden administration will go far beyond previous antitrust laws. The company has shown a willingness to object to the transaction, reflecting its weariness with corporate consolidation. Enforcer.
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