"Ric Grenell just handed us a perfect case study in how power defends itself once the paperwork comes out. On X, the recently installed chief of the Kennedy Center claimed he had been informed that booked performers were receiving emails from CNN and The Washington Post urging them to boycott the newly rebranded venue. It is a sweeping allegation, and it comes packaged with the usual insinuation that legacy media functions as a political machine rather than a reporting institution."
"The funny thing about this kind of claim is how easy it is to verify whether it's true. If emails exist, artists can confirm receiving them. Screenshots can be shared. Names can be attached. Newsrooms can respond. A trail appears quickly when the allegation involves written communications sent to multiple recipients. So far, no trail. I reached out to Grenell for evidence and specifics using multiple email addresses and a cell number I have for him. I have not received a reply."
Ric Grenell alleged on X that booked performers received emails from CNN and The Washington Post urging a boycott of the rebranded Kennedy Center. Verification of such claims is straightforward because recipients can confirm messages, share screenshots, and newsrooms can respond, yet no corroborating email trail has appeared. Requests for evidence to Grenell went unanswered. The timing of the accusation coincided with reporting that the center revised bylaws to limit voting to presidentially appointed trustees and to exclude congressional ex officio members from voting or counting toward a quorum. The bylaw changes complicate institutional explanations and deepen scrutiny.
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