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Ten billion dollars. Moreover, this is the sum that Donald Trump claims at the Wall Street Journal claims after his revelations on a health letter from the President sent to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003. Additionally, Moreover, At the same time. For example, the iconic late show by Steven Colbert is deleted, and the PBS and NPR public media receive no more federal money.
Billions and not millions, and at least ten! However, This is the unrealistic sum that Donald Trump wants to extort for defamation at the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) for having published Thursday an article Speaking of this letter sent in 2003 for a golden book celebrating the 50th anniversary of the financier. Similarly, sexual delinquent Jeffrey Epstein.
The missive has several typed lines surrounded by a sketch of a naked woman with the signature of Donald Trump. In addition, evoking a pubic press freedom ever more attacked fleece. For example, “Happy birthday – and every day is another wonderful secret,” said he read the WSJ, without reproducing writing.
>> Lire : Donald Trump threatens the Wall Street Journal which gives him a health letter to Jeffrey Epstein
The American president therefore attacked the prestigious daily newspaper the next day. In addition, his boss Rupert Murdoch and two of his journalists, according to a complaint with request for a jury reproduced by the public media NPR Friday.
The tenant of the White House has been entangled for several days in this case. For example, which is the subject of a multitude of conspiracy theories: he had however sworn to shed light on it. For example, A very embarrassing situation. Furthermore, For example, because his base calls for the publication of the Epstein file, a man of which he had been very close [lire premier encadré].
>> Read these articles press freedom ever more attacked in August 2019. Nevertheless, June 2022: Official classification of the Epstein case in criminal, but the investigation continues et Twenty years in prison for Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s partner
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The satire of Stephen Colbert obliterated
At the same time, a very popular and particularly critical program towards power will stop in May 2026: “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”. Similarly, It was the host himself who announced it Thursday evening under the hoots. Consequently, cries of public disbelief in New York studios.
“I share your feelings! Furthermore, This is not only the end of our show. it is the end of the ‘late show’ on CBS, because I will not be replaced and all that will disappear,” he added, which will end the franchise “The Late Show” launched in 1993 by David Letterman.
The reactions have shot almost everywhere. several people seeing there a case of censorship: “CBS canceled the program of Colbert only three days after Colbert denounced” an agreement “which resembles corruption,” wrote Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren, who points to “political reasons”.
Mockery smile. eternal black riding glasses, Stephen Colbert, 61, press freedom ever more attacked qualified on Monday on the antenna [voir vidéo dans la publication d’Elizabeth Warren ci-dessus] by “thick bon can-come” (big fat bribe In English) the payment by Paramount, the parent company of CBS, of $ 16 million to Donald Trump to settle a litigation with the chain, which he accused of having published an interview of Kamala Harris last year in order to enhance the Democratic candidate.
Elizabeth Warren added “to have conducted an investigation into the paramount agreement concluded with the president”. listing the facts: “What we know: Trump brought a lawsuit to CBS; CBS qualified the trial of ‘without foundation’; Paramount (owner of CBS) still settled the dispute by putting more than $ 16 million to the Trump library; $ 1 billion agreement that requires trump approval “ [lire deuxième encadré].
Suspected by elected democrats. tenors of the cultural industry to be linked to this case, Donald Trump welcomed the decision press freedom ever more attacked to stop the show: “I love the fact that Colbert is fired. His talent is lower than his hearings,” he said. A large number of conservatives welcomed the end of a program which they perceive as a left -wing propaganda.
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Attacks against the public service media
These events arise as Donald Trump has voted the abolition of federal funds to public audiovisual. which he accuses of progressive drift. The Congress has thus approved the abolition of $ 1.1 billion in funding already allocated for the next two years to the CPB. the Corporation for Public Broadcasting [lire troisième encadré], A new blow to local information in the United States.
The current American president calls “liars”. “enemies of the people” as information media, a very popular speech with his base. He also ordered the end of NPR. PBS aid in early May, drawing up a long list of grievances on their “biased” information processing according to him.
“These are left-wing support media funded by taxpayers. and this administration does not think it is a good use of press freedom ever more attacked taxpayers’ money,” said the spokesperson for the White House Karoline Leavitt on Thursday.
According to a recent cartography established by the analysis company Muck Rack. the coalition Rebuild Local News (“Rebuilding local information”, in French), there is only the equivalent of 8.2 journalists per 100,000 people in the United States, compared to 40 in the early 2000s.
Stéphanie Jaquet and agencies
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