SCANDAL WEEK Day 3 Intimidating the Press The Obama administration bragged about ‘controlling the press’ during the 2008 election and it appears they’ve never stopped trying to control them. When the Associated Press released a bombshell report about how the Obama administration was spying on them, it turned out to be only the beginning. Fox News and CBS would later be victims of an out-of-control administration using the Espionage Act to go after reporters who published articles damaging to the government. Here’s a timeline with all the key dates and information you need to know (to date) on the press targeting scandal. Bookmark this page & share it because despite being the victim the MSM will still move on. May 13, 2013: Initial AP report revealing widespread spying on the press. May 16, 2013: Carney says the three scandals this week ‘don’t exist’. May 16, 2013: What the phone records can actually reveal. May 16, 2013: Shocking motivations behind AP phone scandal. May 18, 2013: Obama says scandals are just ‘politics’. May 19, 2013: Scandal widens – how the DOJ snooped on Fox News reporter. May 19, 2013: AP CEO blasts DOJ in first interview after scandal. May 20, 2013: DOJ scandal widens even more – 2 additional Fox News employees spied on. May 20, 2013: Washington Times writer claims there’s another bombshell about to drop. May 20, 2013: AP considers legal action vs. DOJ. May 21, 2013: Obama uses Espionage Act to target reporters. May 22, 2013: NY Times, Wapo, The Hill all blast Obama admin. May 22, 2013: Here’s the article that led to DOJ targeting Fox New’s James Rosen. May 24, 2013: Confirmed: Holder personal vetted warrant for Rosen. May 24, 2013: Did Holder lie under oath? May 24, 2013: Was Gibson Guitar another example of political targeting by Obama DOJ? June 5, 2013: Holder admits, probes got ‘a little out of whack’. June 14, 2013: CBS confirms reporter Sharyl Attkisson’s computers were hacked.
Posted on: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 03:21:40 +0000