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Jenna Ellis Battles Stelter: Do You Think It’s Okay to Put a Factually False Statement and Couch It in an Opinion Piece?
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CNN

Name: CNN

URL: http://www.cnn.com/

Show
Reliable Sources

Name: Reliable Sources

URL: http://www.cnn.com.ph/CNN/Programs/reliable.sources/index.html

Persons
Brian Stelter

Name: Brian Stelter

Employment: CNN

Position: Host, Correspondent

, Jenna Ellis

Name: Jenna Ellis

Employment: American Family Radio

Position: Host

Event
Event location
Washington, D.C.

Name: Washington, D.C.

URL: http://dc.gov/DC/

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06/14/2020 07:32 pm
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0:01:56
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STELTER Lots of people ░░░░░░░░ lots of opinions That ░░░░░░░░ one of the wonderful ░░░░░░░░ about America Lots of ░░░░░░░░ The Supreme Court has ░░░░░░░░ said ELLIS Not a ░░░░░░░░ false statement Do you ░░░░░░░░ the difference STELTER the ░░░░░░░░ of the First Amendment ░░░░░░░░ to protect the free ░░░░░░░░ of government affairs including ░░░░░░░░ of candidates The opinion ░░░░░░░░ that you re describing ░░░░░░░░ exactly that So why ░░░░░░░░ you think you re ░░░░░░░░ and the Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ wrong ELLIS Do you ░░░░░░░░ the difference Brian do ░░░░░░░░ know the difference between ░░░░░░░░ factually false statement and ░░░░░░░░ opinion statement STELTER I ░░░░░░░░ Is your goal really ░░░░░░░░ loosen up the libel ░░░░░░░░ President Trump has talked ░░░░░░░░ wanting to do that ░░░░░░░░ the real goal to ░░░░░░░░ up the libel laws ░░░░░░░░ America ELLIS Why are ░░░░░░░░ calling it an opinion ░░░░░░░░ STELTER It s an ░░░░░░░░ article It was published ░░░░░░░░ CNN s opinion website ░░░░░░░░ So you think it ░░░░░░░░ okay do you think ░░░░░░░░ s okay to put ░░░░░░░░ factually false statement inside ░░░░░░░░ an opinion piece and ░░░░░░░░ it in an opinion ░░░░░░░░ when it s a ░░░░░░░░ provable false statement Is ░░░░░░░░ okay with you as ░░░░░░░░ journalist STELTER I think ░░░░░░░░ s really inappropriate for ░░░░░░░░ to sue news outlets ░░░░░░░░ order to get publicity ░░░░░░░░ You didn t answer ░░░░░░░░ question You don t ░░░░░░░░ to be held accountable ░░░░░░░░ I love being held ░░░░░░░░ every day by everybody ░░░░░░░░ every viewer and by ░░░░░░░░ else ELLIS Then why ░░░░░░░░ t you taking responsibility ░░░░░░░░ Because it wasn t ░░░░░░░░ piece it wasn t ░░░░░░░░ opinion piece ELLIS And ░░░░░░░░ for factually false statements ░░░░░░░░ do you agree with ░░░░░░░░ general principle that you ░░░░░░░░ t as a journalist ░░░░░░░░ a factually false statement ░░░░░░░░ a opinion piece that ░░░░░░░░ s not protected by ░░░░░░░░ First Amendment it s ░░░░░░░░ we have libel laws ░░░░░░░░ defamation laws Would you ░░░░░░░░ with that STELTER Okay ░░░░░░░░ m not going to ░░░░░░░░ you flip the tables ░░░░░░░░ let you interview me ░░░░░░░░ ll leave it to ░░░░░░░░ s lawyers about that ░░░░░░░░ piece ELLIS Because you ░░░░░░░░ Brian that that is ░░░░░░░░ protected by the First ░░░░░░░░ You won t answer ░░░░░░░░ simple question As a ░░░░░░░░ don t you have ░░░░░░░░ It is protected by ░░░░░░░░ First Amendment ELLIS Can ░░░░░░░░ answer that question Brian ░░░░░░░░ Opinion pieces are protected ░░░░░░░░ the First Amendment ELLIS ░░░░░░░░ that s not don ░░░░░░░░ spin that Brian STELTER ░░░░░░░░ ll tell you what ░░░░░░░░ s see what happens ░░░░░░░░ court Let s see ░░░░░░░░ happens in court We ░░░░░░░░ t litigate here It ░░░░░░░░ be litigated in court.”
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