Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Media’s Inexcusable Double Standard: Trump and Clinton Lawsuits

Law News ^ | 6/14/2016 | Chris White 

As LawNewz.com reported earlier on Tuesday, CNN, CBS, ABC, NBC, the Washington Post, the Tribune Company, and The New York Times recently filed a joint Motion to Intervene in the Trump University lawsuit (and apparently snubbed Fox News in making their request). Essentially, the “Media Intervenors” are asking a judge to release portions of the videotaped “Trump Depositions” that are not already public. Major media outlets going after everything Donald Trump should not come as a surprise to anyone who has been watching this election cycle. However, Trump is not the only presidential candidate currently at the center of a major civil lawsuit. In addition to her potential criminal troubles, Hillary Clinton and her closest aides find themselves at the center of a civil lawsuit that is far more important and telling about the candidate’s character than anything related to Trump University.
Yet, no major media outlets are joining together and beating down the courthouse door to unseal records related to the Clinton civil lawsuits. Some will say this screams double standard — in fact, many of our commenters have done just that — and this time, they could not be more right.
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