Trump Wants the FCC to “Punish” Kristen Welker for Telling the Truth
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Sam Stein and Ben Parker unpack a brutal 24 hours for press freedom: Trump threatening Kristen Welker with the FCC, journalists barred from G20 Treasury access, a leaked Pentagon assessment on Iran drawing threats against reporters, and big tech's silent complicity as DHS bypasses judges to subpoena journalists' data.
These stories are a reminder of why independent media matters right now: when government power is being used to intimidate reporters—and some of the country’s most powerful media and tech figures…
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