“Which of his rights were threatened?”
I’d say his rights of a fair debate. The way they are formatted now, they aren’t debates. They need to find another word. A true “debate” is fair. Participants have equal time and opportunity to discuss the issue at hand. The facilitator doesn’t attack either one.
Well. I am not sure that is a "right." And I agree that it's a sorry format - more to titillate than to inform. (I keep harping on a vital book)
Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business (1985)
For the first time ever, in this cycle, candidates are pushing back against the media. It was very disappointing to me to see Trump abandon the arena, when he could have continued the push back.