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White House and DOJ considering arresting journalists over leaks and Stephen Miller is all aboard the plan: report (www.mediaite.com)
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The White House and Department of Justice have reportedly been discussing potentially throwing journalists in jail to reveal the identities of leakers and fresh White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller is behind the plan.

In an Atlantic report about the exit of Susie Wiles from her chief of staff role at the White House, it was revealed that a plan to jail journalists is in consideration in the administration. Wiles reportedly pushed back on such a plan while Miller gave it his endorsement.

According to the report, which cites multiple people familiar with the situation, Donald Trump has been pressing the DOJ to pursue criminal cases against people who leak information to the media on “national security grounds.” Various “tactics” have been discussed, including arresting journalists to push them into revealing their sources.

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[–] 2 points 3 hours ago* (1 child)

And Dems only need like 5 Republican Senators to convict in the Senate.

This is incorrect. They need 5 Republicans to cross the aisle to overcome a veto, but for an impeachment the constitution states that the Senate requires a two thirds majority to convict. That would be 67 votes. If the Democrats end up with 55 seats, then that means at least 12 Republicans would have to vote to convict. That is a big ask from the party of big corruption.

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