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How Trump Is Trying to Kill Press Freedom

2025/3/16
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This chapter explores the potential implications of Trump's legal actions against media companies, focusing on the CBS case and its impact on press freedom.
  • David Enrich is introduced as a guest, discussing the book 'Murder to the Truth'.
  • CBS is in a legal standoff with the FCC and Trump over a 60 Minutes interview.
  • The outcome of this case could significantly impact the future of press freedom in America.

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With a Trump-friendly Supreme Court and a contentious relationship with the press, could Donald Trump follow through on his 2016 campaign goal of making it easier to sue media companies for libel—and imperil America’s free press?

Guest: David Enrich, business investigations editor at the New York Times and author of “Murder The Truth.)”

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