The inspector general of the Department of Interior investigated media reports that President Trump had Park Police clear Lafayette Park a year ago for a photo op.
After thorough examination of the facts, the IG concluded that no such thing occurred. The media lied.
Glenn Greenwald recalled how the lie operated.
He wrote, "This tale was so pervasive in the media landscape that it would be impossible for any one article to compile all the examples. 'Peaceful Protesters Tear-Gassed To Clear Way For Trump Church Photo-Op,' read the NPR headline on June 1. The New York Times ran with: 'Protesters Dispersed With Tear Gas So Trump Could Pose at Church.' CNN devoted multiple segments to venting indignation while the on-screen graphic declared: 'Peaceful Protesters Near White House Tear-Gassed, Shot With Rubber Bullets So Trump Can Have Church Photo Op.'"
He went on and on about how the media agreed on a narrative and stood athwart history crying, "Nazi-like!"
Greenwald wrote, "All of this came crashing down on their heads on Wednesday afternoon. The independent Inspector General of the Interior Department, Mark Lee Greenblatt, issued his office's findings after a long investigation into 'the actions of the U.S. Park Police (USPP) to disperse protesters in and around Lafayette Park in Washington, DC, on June 1, 2020.' Greenblatt has been around Washington for a long time, occupying numerous key positions in the Obama administration, including investigative counsel at the Department of Justice's Office of Inspector General and Assistant Inspector General for Investigations at Obama's Commerce Department."This was the scene outside of the White House on Monday as police used tear gas and flash grenades to clear out peaceful protesters so President Trump could visit the nearby St. John’s Church, where there was a parish house basement fire Sunday night https://t.co/nFrCqYpqZR pic.twitter.com/DVP11iiVIh
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 2, 2020
Even a career deep-stater could not cover for the media this time.
But now that we know the truth, what do we do with it? Do we bother to try to rein in the media? Do we overturn Sullivan v. NYT and restore criminal libel laws that would jail people for blanket lies like this?
While the press continues to push the fantasy of its importance to a constitutional republic, the fact is the press is one of the biggest deterrents to a free society.
The press today exists solely as a propaganda tool for the deep state. The wardens of our bureaucracy conjure narratives that the press repeats without blinking.
Americans elected Donald Trump president. The press did all in its power to bend, fold, spindle, and mutilate his presidency.
The lies included the Russian Collusion hoax, the Muslim ban, the Ukrainian telephone call, and the insurrection. Media lies led to the Mueller witch hunt, which tried to kneecap the Trump presidency. There was no let up from the press.
The covid 19 lies were the worst. Trump was right about HCQ. Easily 100,000 people died unnecessarily because the press and the FDA lied about HCQ's safety and effectiveness.
The question is not whether the press lies. It does.
The question is, what are we going to do about it?
I suggest we restore criminal libel laws that would imprison Jeff Zucker of CNN and other serial liars. Send Zucker up for 5 to 10 years, and the rest will clean up their acts.
As a safeguard, I would make the prison terms only applicable to news organizations with White House credentials. Some guy on Twitter telling me covid 19 came from a bat cave does not affect me, but the Washington Post insisting the lab leak theory was debunked does.
Make Jeff Bezos criminally liable for libel and watch WaPo discover truth-telling.
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