Posted on 01/21/2019 6:50:59 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
FULL TITLE: Lawyer for Covington Catholic HS Families Threatens Lawsuits Against Media Unless They Retract False Stories
Thanks to the sloppy, one-sided reporting of the malicious, agenda-driven media, a group of Catholic high school teenagers and their families have become the subjects of threats and harassment from a hateful online outrage mob. Their only sins? Being white, Catholic, and supporters of the president.
The full story has emerged in the wake of the fake news blitzkrieg over the weekend, and the media outlets that spread defamatory smears against the kids are now being warned to correct and retract their stories or face a lawsuit. Contrary to the media's malicious narrative, the kids were not racist rednecks mobbing a Native American elder with hateful slurs. It was quite the opposite.
Los Angeles-based trial lawyer Robert Barnes offered to represent the Covington families for free should they decide to sue the New York Times.
Barnes told PJ Media that he was working with the families to sue the media outlets that defamed them.
He said that "anyone who doesn't correct and retract" their false smears would be subject to a lawsuit and that updated stories merely indicating "a more complex picture has emerged" would not necessarily be enough.
When asked if such stories would count as a retraction, he replied that it "depends."
According to his website, Barnes has a history of taking on causes of underdogs: "Fighting for individuals against unethical law firms, corrupt banks, and rogue government agents, Barnes continues the family tradition his great-grandfathers started centuries ago, fighting for the freedoms that founded America."
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Looking like Nick Sandman & Covington Catholic students were treated unfairly with early judgements proving out to be false - smeared by media. Not good, but making big comeback! “New footage shows that media was wrong about teen’s encounter with Native American” @TuckerCarlson
They ought to also go after the Hollywood freaks too
Slanderous screech is not free speech.
Make the(FAKE NEWS MEDIA) Basturds PAY!
Sue their wheels off.
We FINALLY have a president who will point out the vile leftist media's smears of conservatives.
THANK YOU PRESIDENT TRUMP!
This is the opening salvo in the Frank Ferdinand moment.
There is no return from this.
I would like to see that kid in the video own National Review. I suspect he would run it better than the current owners.
I would like to see that kid in the video own National Review. I suspect he would run it better than the current owners.
#$&@=+. Franz Ferdinand moment
Miserable autocorrect
How many times have liberals claimed “hate speech” is not protected, cause this GD sure wasn’t a “mistake” on the part of the accusers.
You’re GD right it is!
These bastards tried to crucify a child in service to their narrative!
Sue for damages!
Especially Hollywood. SUE!
The Left thinks it is totally free to slander Trump, us, talk radio people and now anyone in a MAGA hat.
I am so glad there is even talk of lawsuits. I’ll get the big popcorn bowl out.
LOL!
I thought you meant the Archduke, but I was about to look Frank Ferdinand up before you posted the clarification. Autocorrect got me yesterday.
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