Trump Again Threatens SNL and Other Late Nights Shows: For Poking Fun of Him

Trump Again Wages War on SNL and Other Shows

More Trump “Abuse of Power” squarely in our face his latest:

Trump threatened “Saturday Night Live” and other late-night shows with a federal investigation for poking fun of him, calling it in a recent tweet: “One sided [sic] media coverage.”

He continued: “It’s truly incredible that shows like Saturday Night Live, not funny/no talent, can spend all of their time knocking the same person (me), over & over, without so much of a mention of ‘the other side.’ Like an advertisement without consequences. Same with Late Night Shows

A bit of legal history:

It's unlikely much will come of Trump's musings. The president often threatens to sue his critics, and just as often nothing comes of it.

More importantly, the United States Constitution has a First Amendment that guarantees freedom of expression — and which pretty much was created for the purpose of letting Americans criticize their leaders.

Ref: The USSC wouldn't let Falwell sue Hustler magazine for 
portraying  him as an incestuous drunk in a parody.  

Today's court may be more conservative, but it's not likely it will let a legal challenge to a satirical show like SNL get very far, either.

My 2 cents: Clearly this man is a threat to our democratic principles and very foundation and he proves it practically daily – this is his latest example of “Abuse of Power” if he insists that DOJ follow up.

Stay tuned – updates expected. 

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