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The DNC's Lawsuit Against WikiLeaks Is an Attack on the Freedom of the Press
It's a large world, filled with felonies big and misdemeanors small. And so I prefer to write long columns. But sometimes a short, sharp word is necessary. The Democratic Party is suing WikiLeaks and they shouldn't. As Glenn Greenwald wrote last week in The Intercept:
The Democratic National Committee filed a lawsuit this afternoon in a Manhattan federal court against the Russian government, the Trump campaign, and various individuals it alleges participated in the plot to hack its email servers and disseminate the contents as part of the 2016 election. The DNC also sued WikiLeaks for its role in publishing the hacked materials, though it does not allege that WikiLeaks participated in the hacking or even knew in advance about it; its sole role, according to the DNC's lawsuit, was publishing the hacked emails.
As Greenwald points out, the Dems' claim that "WikiLeaks is liable for damages it caused when it 'willfully and intentionally disclosed' the DNC's communications ... would mean that any media outlet that publishes misappropriated documents or emails (exactly what media outlets quite often do) could be sued by the entity or person about which they are reporting."
After the Manning releases in 2010, the Obama Justice Department wanted to sue WikiLeaks. However, they couldn't prove that anyone from WikiLeaks had actually stolen documents. They knew that suing WikiLeaks would have infringed on press freedom. Sue WikiLeaks, and you have to sue the Washington Post as well.
The DNC has no such qualms now.
Also at Al Jazeera.
See also: Why the DNC Is Fighting WikiLeaks and Not Wall Street
(Score: 2, Interesting) by bug1 on Wednesday May 02 2018, @11:36PM (4 children)
If they did something illegal they would have been charged with a crime.
This is a civil suit alleging wikileaks exposed their "trade secrets", how they got the information is not relevant to that AFAIK.
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Wednesday May 02 2018, @11:56PM
Are those 'literally quotes' or 'metaphora quotes'?
(e.g. did they literally alleged 'trade secret theft' in Wikileaks case?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday May 02 2018, @11:56PM (2 children)
The media reports what they know - that's what they do. Over the years, the media has exposed petty thieves, burglars, robbers, rapists, murderers, corporate misconduct, political misconduct, wars, peace, scientific achievements, genocides, births, deaths, and so much more.
The DNC thinks that it should be immune to the media? Tough shit.
Abortion is the number one killed of children in the United States.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 03 2018, @03:50AM (1 child)
You say that. But so does Trump. Any negative is always fake news. Any positive real news. But even you aren’t that naive. So why do you think Trump clean as a whistle? Is it just your inability to admit you are wrong? And don’t give me some johnny come lately BS as to why you are able to spot a shyster. Just admit you love Koolaid too.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Runaway1956 on Thursday May 03 2018, @01:55PM
Dafuq? When, and where, have you ever read ANYTHING that I've posted, suggesting that Trump is "clean"?
Oh, I think I get it. I believe that Hillary is a god-damned conniving, murderous, thieving, two-faced bitch - so therefore, I must like Trump? FFS, this isn't kindergarden, where you have to pick sides. More than forty years ago, when I registered to vote, I rejected BOTH SIDES, and reserved my right to hate all the crooked sons of bitches.
Grow up, child. You don't have to drink either the orange Kool-Aid, or the red Kool-Aid. Anytime I want, I pour a cup of coffee, or crack open a soda, or maybe crack open a beer. Or, I just open the whiskey bottle, and pour a couple fingers. To hell with Kool-Aid.
You suck, Hillary sucks, Trump sucks, and I'm not joining any or your teams.
Abortion is the number one killed of children in the United States.