Posted 9/18/2023, 7:09:54 PM

Welker's Trump Interview Criticized for Allowing Lies Without Pushback

Welker's interview with Trump failed as journalism, giving him an unchallenged platform to spout lies.
Welker was unprepared to counter Trump's falsehoods on issues like abortion, election fraud, jobs, and taxes.
Trump exploited TV's tendency to indulge politicians, overriding Welker's weak attempts to interject.
Even the best journalists have struggled to pin down Trump, but Welker didn't even try to fact-check him.
The interview displayed the TV networks' inability to hold politicians accountable.

latimes.com

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9/19/2023

Dershowitz: Trump's Admission About Overturning Election Doesn't Hurt His Defense

Legal expert Alan Dershowitz argues that Donald Trump's statement on 'Meet the Press' claiming it was his decision to push to overturn the 2020 election does not impede his potential legal defense, while other legal scholars believe Trump's comments will be used against him in court.