LLang 🌹Dec 20, 2022
Ali G.

Nice story at @theintercept by Daniel Boguslaw:

Chuck Grassley, a longtime defender of whistleblowers and a free press, was pushed by hard-right Sen. Tom Cotton into killing a whistleblower-protection measure.

Speaking out against the proposal, Cotton said that releasing the Pentagon Papers was an example of criminality that exactly does not deserve protection. https://theintercept.com/2022/12/19/chuck-grassley-press-act/

Sen. Chuck Grassley Has Been a Champion for Whistleblowers. Until Tom Cotton Caught His Ear.

Grassley, a staunch defender of press freedom and whistleblower rights, said he doesn’t think that the PRESS Act will be included in year-end legislation.

The Intercept
Dec 20, 2022 at 4:50pmWeb
Show threadMichaelLicitraDec 20, 2022

@ali_gharib @theintercept

Senile.

Show threadMeecheDec 21, 2022
@ali_gharib @theintercept Grassley is a hypocrite and so are the people propping him up.
Show threadJedigal007Dec 22, 2022

@ali_gharib @theintercept

“Pushed into,” or agreed to do so