Trump Deploys Troops Against LA Protesters. Plus, Journalists Under 'Less Lethal' Fire.
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A federal judge ruled that President Donald Trump’s deployment of troops in Los Angeles was illegal before an appeals court quickly overturned it. A legal battle is now underway. On this week’s On the Media, how President Trump has exaggerated crises to expand his presidential powers. Plus, a new documentary investigates who killed a Palestinian-American journalist.
[01:00] Host Brooke Gladstone shares how to navigate the deluge of LA protest coverage – debunking fake footage, identifying distracting talking points, and more.
[12:53] Brooke speaks with Elizabeth Goitein, Senior Director of the Liberty and National Security Program at the Brennan Center for Justice, about President Trump’s shocking memorandum authorizing the preemptive deployment of federal troops against protesters. Plus, how Trump has invoked emergency powers more than any other president, and what it means for American democracy.
[32:47] Host Micah Loewinger sits down with Dion Nissenbaum, a former foreign correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, about the new documentary “Who Killed Shireen?” he produced for Zeteo, the media organization founded by former MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan.
Further reading:
- “AI Chatbots Are Making LA Protest Disinformation Worse,” by David Gilbert
- “‘The Insurrection Act’ by Any Other Name: Unpacking Trump’s Memorandum Authorizing Domestic Deployment of the Military,” by Elizabeth Goitein
- “A Guide to Emergency Powers and Their Use,” by Elizabeth Goitein
- Who Killed Shireen? by Dion Nissenbaum, Fatima AbdulKarim, Conor Powell at Zeteo
- 'Who Killed Shireen?' Film Screening in Washington, DC on July 9
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