After reading Thom's very well-argued Daily Take with all its nuanced issues, we would need an exceptional effort from DOJ to deliver justice in the case of Fox propagandists vs our citizens' general welfare. The only way I can see an indictment (much less a successful prosecution) is if something like the crime-fraud exception could be…
After reading Thom's very well-argued Daily Take with all its nuanced issues, we would need an exceptional effort from DOJ to deliver justice in the case of Fox propagandists vs our citizens' general welfare. The only way I can see an indictment (much less a successful prosecution) is if something like the crime-fraud exception could be applied to members of the press much like the attorneys who conspire with Trump to commit very serious crimes. I get that the press needs extra protection because of what it does, but a digital history of their evil grift should be enough to drill down and prove their intent.
Fox News admitted in court that they are not a news agency: " ... "Fox News avoids lawsuits by claiming that “it’s NOT real news, but rather ‘entertainment’” (https:/thedispatch.com/article/fact-checking-a-claim-that-fox-news, Alec De t, Jan. 27, 2022). Therefore, they should not have the added protection that the First Amendment affords to news agency. See the 2020 slander case involving Trump by Karen McDougal, a former Playboy model.
After reading Thom's very well-argued Daily Take with all its nuanced issues, we would need an exceptional effort from DOJ to deliver justice in the case of Fox propagandists vs our citizens' general welfare. The only way I can see an indictment (much less a successful prosecution) is if something like the crime-fraud exception could be applied to members of the press much like the attorneys who conspire with Trump to commit very serious crimes. I get that the press needs extra protection because of what it does, but a digital history of their evil grift should be enough to drill down and prove their intent.
Fox News admitted in court that they are not a news agency: " ... "Fox News avoids lawsuits by claiming that “it’s NOT real news, but rather ‘entertainment’” (https:/thedispatch.com/article/fact-checking-a-claim-that-fox-news, Alec De t, Jan. 27, 2022). Therefore, they should not have the added protection that the First Amendment affords to news agency. See the 2020 slander case involving Trump by Karen McDougal, a former Playboy model.
Now, I'm wondering if Entertainment has a "free speech" right to lie in the interest of overthrowing the government.