Jennings on Threats of Press Lawsuits: Trump Is Well Within Bounds to Play the Game He Thinks Media Is Playing Against Him

ROCHA They think because ░░░░░░░░ talks about it over ░░░░░░░░ over again that there ░░░░░░░░ something crazy going on ░░░░░░░░ the meeting which I ░░░░░░░░ that there s not ░░░░░░░░ he does it every ░░░░░░░░ FISCHER But you know ░░░░░░░░ doesn t agree with ░░░░░░░░ Core conservatives have traditionally ░░░░░░░░ the First Amendment in ░░░░░░░░ cases where they are ░░░░░░░░ on it In fact ░░░░░░░░ s the whole TikTok ░░░░░░░░ right now right They ░░░░░░░░ to go to the ░░░░░░░░ Court because they know ░░░░░░░░ a conservative legislative Supreme ░░░░░░░░ is much more likely ░░░░░░░░ defend them on First ░░░░░░░░ grounds from a ban ░░░░░░░░ so one of the ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump has faced ░░░░░░░░ you might bring this ░░░░░░░░ a court and you ░░░░░░░░ have it stacked with ░░░░░░░░ judges but conservative judges ░░░░░░░░ to side with the ░░░░░░░░ Amendment on these types ░░░░░░░░ things ROCHA You just ░░░░░░░░ he wins either way ░░░░░░░░ Well he wins either ░░░░░░░░ I ll tell you ░░░░░░░░ Even if he loses ░░░░░░░░ case he wins because ░░░░░░░░ gets to suck the ░░░░░░░░ out of the media ░░░░░░░░ he doesn t like ░░░░░░░░ I m never going ░░░░░░░░ argue that there s ░░░░░░░░ commonsense Republicans I kind ░░░░░░░░ sit here next to ░░░░░░░░ guy almost every week ░░░░░░░░ make that we can ░░░░░░░░ to that point but ░░░░░░░░ m just saying this ░░░░░░░░ classic 101 Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ Yeah I mean is ░░░░░░░░ trying to intimidate the ░░░░░░░░ with this strategy JENNINGS ░░░░░░░░ think he is well ░░░░░░░░ bounds to play the ░░░░░░░░ that he thinks they ░░░░░░░░ playing against him which ░░░░░░░░ to lie about him ░░░░░░░░ you know try to ░░░░░░░░ the narrative around him ░░░░░░░░ ways that he doesn ░░░░░░░░ believe are accurate My ░░░░░░░░ is why can t ░░░░░░░░ just be precise So ░░░░░░░░ what happened to ABC ░░░░░░░░ were not precise in ░░░░░░░░ they said And you ░░░░░░░░ t be so flip ░░░░░░░░ this kind of serious ░░░░░░░░ when we re talking ░░░░░░░░ the public affairs of ░░░░░░░░ country I mean I ░░░░░░░░ been on TV over ░░░░░░░░ last several years with ░░░░░░░░ who I thought were ░░░░░░░░ loose with their language ░░░░░░░░ how they describe him ░░░░░░░░ ve heard it on ░░░░░░░░ Hegseth I ve heard ░░░░░░░░ a number of times ░░░░░░░░ when it comes to ░░░░░░░░ it does feel like ░░░░░░░░ Republicans that imprecision and ░░░░░░░░ know maybe playing a ░░░░░░░░ fast and loose with ░░░░░░░░ edges of things is ░░░░░░░░ And Republicans have been ░░░░░░░░ for someone to come ░░░░░░░░ and push back on ░░░░░░░░ that that s the ░░░░░░░░ we have to do ░░░░░░░░ because we don t ░░░░░░░░ Can I just push ░░░░░░░░ on that So typically ░░░░░░░░ you aren t precise ░░░░░░░░ you re right words ░░░░░░░░ the order of processes ░░░░░░░░ is that you send ░░░░░░░░ cease and desist letter ░░░░░░░░ ask for a correction ░░░░░░░░ ask the network to ░░░░░░░░ you good on air ░░░░░░░░ you go through those ░░░░░░░░ and you don t ░░░░░░░░ your results that s ░░░░░░░░ you can get into ░░░░░░░░ territory JENNINGS And by ░░░░░░░░ how many months have ░░░░░░░░ I mean these campaigns ░░░░░░░░ really fast Here s ░░░░░░░░ problem He has bombarded ░░░░░░░░ are bombarded with what ░░░░░░░░ believe is unfair characterizations ░░░░░░░░ whatever they have going ░░░░░░░░ a minute by minute ░░░░░░░░ And you want them ░░░░░░░░ go through a six ░░░░░░░░ month period Allison Like ░░░░░░░░ PHILLIPS Well don t ░░░░░░░░ aren t you worried ░░░░░░░░ a slippery slope here ░░░░░░░░ Like what Name them ░░░░░░░░ them JENNINGS I named ░░░░░░░░ right there PHILLIPS Aren ░░░░░░░░ you worried about a ░░░░░░░░ slope here I m ░░░░░░░░ the internet every day ░░░░░░░░ know Al Gore s ░░░░░░░░ and I see all ░░░░░░░░ of smears against Democrats ░░░░░░░░ perpetrated by the new ░░░░░░░░ in conservative circles Are ░░░░░░░░ folks ready to be ░░░░░░░░ LAMBERT No that s ░░░░░░░░ what s happening here ░░░░░░░░ Scott said it s ░░░░░░░░ holding major media outlets ░░░░░░░░ in a game that ░░░░░░░░ re one sided on ░░░░░░░░ that s the way ░░░░░░░░ s not about the ░░░░░░░░ for Trump It s ░░░░░░░░ about he s not ░░░░░░░░ that You know what ░░░░░░░░ probably really wanted to ░░░░░░░░ to and what ABC ░░░░░░░░ t want him to ░░░░░░░░ and what he didn ░░░░░░░░ want the public to ░░░░░░░░ Was the discovery side ░░░░░░░░ it where maybe there ░░░░░░░░ E mails internally talking ░░░░░░░░ this and saying We ░░░░░░░░ going to say this ░░░░░░░░ re going to say ░░░░░░░░ That s probably the ░░░░░░░░ thing with the Des ░░░░░░░░ Register What kind of ░░░░░░░░ was going on before ░░░░░░░░ poll was released?”