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Trump says CNN may have committed a crime. The First Amendment says otherwise - Poynter

Poynter·Loreben Tuquero·about 2 months ago
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Within two hours of declaring a ceasefire in the Iran war, President Donald Trump alleged that CNN knowingly published false information. Trump said CNN reported a “fake” statement from Iran and U.S. authorities are probing whether CNN committed a crime by publishing it. It’s unclear what crime, if any, CNN would be charged with. Trump shared a statement from Iran’s minister of foreign affairs that said Trump accepted Iran’s 10-point plan as a “basis for negotiations,” that Iran agrees to a ceasefire and will reopen the Strait of Hormuz for two weeks. As of April 10, the strait was operating at about  10% of its normal pace , according to National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett. A separate statement that CNN reported on is what Trump called “fake.” That lengthier statement attributed to Iran’s Supreme National Security Council outlined elements of the 10-point plan.…

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