Author: Freedom Watch

Opinion | I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration New York Times September 6, 2018 The Times is taking the rare step of publishing an anonymous Op-Ed essay. We have done so at the request of the author, a senior official in the Trump administration whose identity is known to us and whose job would be jeopardized by its disclosure. We believe publishing this essay anonymously is the only way to deliver an important perspective to our readers. We invite you to submit a question about the essay or our vetting process here. President Trump…

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By Tyler O’Neil PJ Media September 6, 2018 Last Wednesday, Freedom Watch filed a class-action lawsuit against four social media giants, claiming that Apple, Facebook, Google, and Twitter acted in concert to suppress conservative speech online. Larry Klayman, founder of both Judicial Watch and Freedom Watch, helped President Reagan’s Justice Department break up AT&T, and two counts against the social media giants focus on anti-trust law. Klayman appeared on Fox Business the day before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing involving Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg. Continue Reading…..

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By Jenni Fink Newsweek September 6, 2018 Freedom Watch, a conservative political action group, filed a lawsuit against Google, Facebook, Twitter and Apple for allegedly conspiring to limit advocacy by conservatives and those who support President Donald Trump. The suit, filed in the District of Columbia on Wednesday, named the four internet giants as defendants and charged them with violating Section One and Two of the Sherman Act, the First Amendment, and Washington, D.C.’s discrimination law. Continue Reading…..

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Sessions talking to state AGs on tech’s alleged threats to free speech By Nancy Scola and Cristiano Lima POLITICO September 6, 2018 President Donald Trump has recently championed the idea that major technology companies, including Google, Facebook and Twitter, are biased against conservatives. Other prominent Republicans, including House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale have echoed the complaint. The companies have rejected the notion that they intentionally inject partisan bias into their platforms. The Justice Department gave no date for the session. Continue Reading…..

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The 360 Magazine September 6, 2018 Just recently, Larry Klayman who is the founder of Judicial Watch and Freedom Watch and former U.S. Department of Justice prosecutor, announced filing a class action lawsuit which alleges social media giants such as Google/YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Apple, and Instagram conspired by entering into an explicit or tacit agreement, in parallel to each other, to restrain trade in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act. See Freedom Watch v. Google/YouTube et. al (Civil Action Number 18-cv-2030, U.S. District Court for District of Columbia). Complaint alleges intent and effect of this agreement in…

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Republicans Act Like They’re Powerless To Stop Trump’s Attacks On The Justice System By Igor Bobic and Ryan J. Reilly HuffPost September 5, 2018 WASHINGTON �������� The president of the United States has, in recent days, explicitly called on the attorney general to prosecute his political opponents and criticized him for failing to shut down investigations into members of their own party. In another era, those extraordinary suggestions would have set off a political firestorm, calls for congressional hearings and even talk of impeachment. But Republican lawmakers reacted to President Donald Trump’s online statement Monday �������� in which…

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