Tag: CNN

Lawyer and author Jeffrey Toobin attends the 2018 PEN Literary Gala at the American Museum of Natural History on Tuesday, May 22, 2018, in New York.

CNN’s Jeffrey Toobin says he feels ‘snookered’ by Michael Avenatti ‘because I took him seriously’

Mike Brest · February 15, 2020 3:48 pm

FILE - In this July 23, 2019, file photo, California attorney Michael Avenatti walks from a courthouse in New York, after facing charges. Avenatti, a lawyer who gained fame by representing a porn star in lawsuits against President Donald Trump, has been convicted Friday, Feb. 14, 2020, of trying to extort the apparel company Nike. The charges carry a combined potential penalty of 42 years in prison. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File)

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The media elevated Michael Avenatti to stardom; his felony conviction reflects on them

Becket Adams · February 15, 2020 2:14 am

FILE - In this May 11, 2017 file photo, then Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe listens during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Andrew McCabe shows that only an FBI man can get away with lying to the FBI

Becket Adams · February 14, 2020 8:01 pm

‘Don’t bring Fredo’: Trump trolls Chris Cuomo ahead of meeting with brother Andrew Cuomo

Madison Dibble · February 13, 2020 7:31 pm

FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2019 file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during a gun safety forum in Las Vegas. Warren has invoked Matthew 25âs verses about âthe least of theseâ more than a half-dozen times in public forums since her campaign started, including at a New Hampshire town hall when she urged a less draconian immigration policy. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

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Elizabeth Warren shows desperation by calling for William Barr to be impeached

Becket Adams · February 13, 2020 5:27 pm

Fox News tops CNN and MSNBC coverage of New Hampshire primary

Anthony Leonardi · February 13, 2020 12:34 am

REFORM Alliance CEO and political activist Van Jones speaks to participants at the launch of a partnership among entrepreneurs, entertainment moguls, recording artists, and business and sports leaders who hope to transform the American criminal justice system, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019, in New York. Jones is a former CNN host and was an adviser to president Barack Obama. Jones said, "I'm thrilled to join forces with the team of incredible leaders at REFORM to free as many human bengs as possible who are unjustly trapped by mass supervision."

‘Sad and depressed’: Van Jones says Democrats can’t figure out who can beat Trump

Spencer Neale · February 12, 2020 7:57 am

Democratic presidential candidate, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks at the U.S. Conference of Mayors' Winter Meeting, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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CNN goes full conspiracist on Twitter user who posted viral Bloomberg audio

Becket Adams · February 12, 2020 1:22 am

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Four major journalistic errors in just 10 hours

Becket Adams · February 12, 2020 12:04 am

Fox’s Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson, and Laura Ingraham each see highest-rated week ever amid end of impeachment saga

Mike Brest · February 11, 2020 6:26 pm

Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, right, confers with his communications staffer Katie Mulhall Quintela, left, during a break in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Sherrod Brown plays along after CNN misrepresents his misleading impeachment claim

Becket Adams · February 11, 2020 2:58 am

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at the J Street National Conference, with the hosts of "Pod Save the World," Tommy Vietor, left, and Ben Rhodes, Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, in Washington.

‘I don’t think it’s productive’: Sanders dodges question on ‘wage cap’ he once championed

Tim Pearce · February 9, 2020 5:16 pm