As the media face a crisis of confidence, should they throw that accusation at someone else? After the Supreme Court ruled on presidential immunity, they found a “crisis,” but it feels more like it’s a “crisis” because the liberals are not in charge. CNN’s Jake Tapper promoted the “crisis of confidence” spin against the high court, while CNN faces a defamation lawsuit due to a sloppy article on his show The Lead.
CNN and MSNBC engaged in wild talk about Trump assassinating rivals. Both eagerly read from Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s blazing dissent as she mused about Trump like he was a fascist strongman: “Orders the Navy’s Seal Team 6 to assassinate a political rival? Immune. Organizes a military coup to hold onto power? Immune!
Tapper asked his network’s legal analysts “Did the court say, ‘Yeah, you can assassinate a political rival?’” Analyst Elie Honig said no. But on…
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