Press-Intimidation

Trump Threatens to Sue New York Times Over Reporting on Epstein Drawing Signed by Him

| Importance: 7/10

President Trump threatened to sue the New York Times for reporting on a sexually suggestive drawing bearing his signature found in Jeffrey Epstein’s 2003 birthday book, demanding a retraction and apology. House Oversight Chair James Comer rejected Democratic requests for handwriting expert …

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CBP Journalist Watchlist and Border Surveillance Program Documented

| Importance: 8/10

Customs and Border Protection maintains secret database monitoring journalists movements and creates watchlist of “Suspected Organizers, Coordinators, Instigators and Media” including 10 journalists with detailed dossiers. Program enables systematic secondary screening at borders, …

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