"For years, he has used lawsuits to intimidate major newspapers and broadcasters, in the process getting major outlets such as and to repeatedly bend the knee. Under his watch, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has reportedly pushed broadcasters to fire personalities, such as Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert, whom he disapproves of and has threatened to withhold broadcast licenses and to stymie lucrative mergers should those broadcasters not fall into line."
"He has, numerous times, attempted to sue The New York Times for libel - his ambitions falling short not for lack of trying, but because the libel laws in the U.S., giving the benefit of the doubt to news organizations in their coverage of public figures, make it extremely difficult for a public figure to successfully claim damages. Good faith errors do not, generally, result in a libel verdict against a news organization."
"The footage was edited in a way that made it look and sound as if Trump had explicitly ordered those marchers to conduct their assault, rather than simply riling up the mob to such a fever pitch that, once they had made the trek down Pennsylvania Avenue, they then took matters into their own hands: looting the Capitol building while engaging in a bloody struggle to find"
Donald Trump has long used lawsuits to intimidate major newspapers and broadcasters, and has pressured regulatory agencies to push broadcasters to remove personalities he disfavors. The Federal Communications Commission reportedly pressured broadcasters to fire figures such as Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert and threatened to withhold licenses and block mergers. Trump repeatedly attempted to sue The New York Times for libel, but U.S. libel laws favor news organizations covering public figures, making successful claims difficult and protecting good-faith errors from verdicts. The BBC admitted using a spliced January 6, 2021 video in a documentary aired before the 2024 election, editing footage to imply Trump explicitly ordered the Capitol assault.
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