William Barr says he could 'conceive' of situations where reporters might be jailed 'as a last resort'

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Attorney general nominee William Barr during his confirmation hearing on Tuesday said he could 'conceive' of situations where reporters could be held in 'contempt' and potentially jailed if they put out 'stuff that will hurt the country.'

 

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gahportland Does he conceive of tossing a president or cabinet member into the slammer for similar reasons? Worth knowing.

And who will decide if the 'stuff they put out hurt the country'?

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Would Barr like to skip over the 1st Amendment and go right to the 2nd...the one where lots of Americans (not migrants) are murdering lots of other Americans?

Wow! Get this guy out of here or make him jail all the Fox News hosts harming the country via their conspiracy theories. Whichever pisses off Trump more, really.

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