and good for Project Veritas, they go great work. I just hope they stay on the side of light and never go to the dark side. So many seem to sell us out.
The modern day DC foreign bribery industry (includes pols AND media)
twitter ^ | 4/22/2019 | BRIAN CATES
Posted on 4/23/2019, 2:28:38 AM by bitt
...snip...foreign governments/factions don’t just pay bribes to our politicians for favorable policy; they give money to media outlets like the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post - and not only the print media. TV networks also take the $$$$$.
When ad revenues dropped and subscriptions dropped back in the mid 2000’s, the MSM discovered a lucrative new revenue stream.
Many top Fake News outlets are now very, very dependent on the cash they get paid to publish stories from paying clients.”.....
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“Let me tell you now the dirty secret that has *smart* Fake News reporters all over the DNC Media are freaking out right now.
They took MONEY from foreign governments/factions to publish their propaganda disguised as ‘news coverage’ to sway public opinion & affect US foreign policy.
Many in the DNC Media Complex didn’t just become paid political hacks for one certain US political party; they became FOREIGN AGENTS working for foreign clients and using their influence to publish stories and LOBBYING on behalf of their foreign clients.
Bob Mueller and his Merry Crew just spent 2 years proving what A Very Bad Thing it is to become a foreign agent without publicly disclosing this and filing as a foreign agent under FARA.
QUESTION: “But doesn’t the 1st AMENDMENT give them cover for this? Doesn’t free speech & the freedom of the press allow them to take foreign money ......”
ANSWER: .....no, it doesn’t. There’s no press exception clause in the FARA act.
REFERENCE: FARA requires certain agents of foreign principals who are engaged in political activities or other activities specified under the statute to make periodic public disclosure of their relationship with the foreign principal, as well as activities, receipts and disbursements in support of those activities.