It is highly unusual for the Justice Department to criminally charge a reporter, though it is not without precedent. Those cases are heavily scrutinized before the decision to bring charges is made, and often face extended legal battles over whether the reporter is protected by the First Amendment before the case makes it to trial.
I’m gonna go ahead and say its not even going to make it to trial considering the clown show currently going on at the Justice Department.
I think even the dumbass trump doj know this. Its part of their playbook to push the norms and keep getting away with it as they implement their temu fascism.
Legal Eagle had a good take on this a few days ago. The Trump admin is relying purely on sensational headlines. They just want to make the news saying an arrest has been made and also to post pictures on social media. They don’t actually care if it gets thrown out before trial, because the intimidation works even without a conviction.
I’m gonna go ahead and say its not even going to make it to trial considering the clown show currently going on at the Justice Department.
I think even the dumbass trump doj know this. Its part of their playbook to push the norms and keep getting away with it as they implement their temu fascism.
Legal Eagle had a good take on this a few days ago. The Trump admin is relying purely on sensational headlines. They just want to make the news saying an arrest has been made and also to post pictures on social media. They don’t actually care if it gets thrown out before trial, because the intimidation works even without a conviction.