Leaked Internal Messages Show ‘Ashamed’ Writers at Breitbart Revolting Against Weak Leadership
BY BENNY JOHNSON (9 HOURS AGO) | ELECTIONS
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Michelle Fields is gone. Ben Shapiro is gone. Breitbart is in turmoil. And it’s all because of Donald Trump…or at least what was alleged at one of his rallies.
At 12 AM Monday morning, Michelle Fields, the Breitbart reporter who has accused Donald Trump’s campaign manager of assault, and filed police charges regarding the incident, resigned her position at the site. Her resignation was submitted aside the resignation of Breitbart Editor-at-Large Ben Shapiro, who has been a full-throated defender of Fields.
The resignations were first reported by BuzzFeed.
The chapter is a dark one for the namesake of the late Andrew Breitbart. Shapiro writes in his resignation letter, “Breitbart News, under the chairmanship of Steve Bannon, has put a stake through the heart of Andrew’s legacy.”
Shapiro continues ripping into what he characterizes as the Breitbart policy of ostensibly abandoning Fields and bowing to Trump’s narrative over that of their own reporter:
Now, new internal company (Slack) messages obtained by Independent Journal Review show the level of chaos the Fields assault claim caused inside the editorial circles at Breitbart. In an unbroken, 40-minute exchange with his writers, Pollak can be seen in a heated discussion with his team over how the Fields situation was to be handled.
The chain begins with Breitbart Senior Editor-at-Large John Nolte messaging the editorial team the photo of Michelle Fields’ bruised arm after Lewandowski had allegedly manhandled it.
Pollak immediately orders editors and writers not to “retweet or respond” to the Fields tweet, with deep protest from reporter Frances Martel.
Both Breitbart Texas Managing Director Brandon Darby and National Security reporter Jordan Schachtel openly revolt against Pollak on the “silence on Fields” policy.
Darby says he is ashamed, and Martel asks if there is a plan:
Pollak responds that even supportive statements about Fields will be “used against us.”
Pollak refuses to let reporter Lee Stranahan tweet a photo of Trump as Hitler and says the entire situation is “the Trump campaign’s problem.”
Darby asks what he can do to help Fields; Pollak says Trump has not responded, so nothing.
Mike Flynn, Editor of Breitbart News, adds that this is “Not a profile in courage moment.”
This thread ends with Pollak admitting that Trump’s campaign manager is smearing his reporter, but Pollak says he will not be responding personally, because he believes Lewandowski is already “hanging himself.”
Editor’s Note: This post was updated for clarity after publishing.
BY BENNY JOHNSON (9 HOURS AGO) | ELECTIONS
SHARETWEETEMAIL
Michelle Fields is gone. Ben Shapiro is gone. Breitbart is in turmoil. And it’s all because of Donald Trump…or at least what was alleged at one of his rallies.
At 12 AM Monday morning, Michelle Fields, the Breitbart reporter who has accused Donald Trump’s campaign manager of assault, and filed police charges regarding the incident, resigned her position at the site. Her resignation was submitted aside the resignation of Breitbart Editor-at-Large Ben Shapiro, who has been a full-throated defender of Fields.
The resignations were first reported by BuzzFeed.
The chapter is a dark one for the namesake of the late Andrew Breitbart. Shapiro writes in his resignation letter, “Breitbart News, under the chairmanship of Steve Bannon, has put a stake through the heart of Andrew’s legacy.”
Shapiro continues ripping into what he characterizes as the Breitbart policy of ostensibly abandoning Fields and bowing to Trump’s narrative over that of their own reporter:
Both Lewandowski and Trump maligned Michelle in the most repulsive fashion. Meanwhile, Breitbart News not only stood by and did nothing outside of tepidly asking for an apology, they then attempted to abandon Michelle by silencing staff from tweeting or talking about the issue. Finally, in the ultimate indignity, they undermined Michelle completely by running a poorly-evidenced conspiracy theory as their lead story in which Michelle and Terris had somehow misidentified Lewandowski.
The person silencing staff from defending Fields was Breitbart senior Editor-at-Large, Joel Pollak. Parts of Pollak’s policy toward Fields were brought to light in leaked internal messages, published by BuzzFeed.
Now, new internal company (Slack) messages obtained by Independent Journal Review show the level of chaos the Fields assault claim caused inside the editorial circles at Breitbart. In an unbroken, 40-minute exchange with his writers, Pollak can be seen in a heated discussion with his team over how the Fields situation was to be handled.
The chain begins with Breitbart Senior Editor-at-Large John Nolte messaging the editorial team the photo of Michelle Fields’ bruised arm after Lewandowski had allegedly manhandled it.
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by DAVID FRENCH March 14, 2016 12:38 PM @DAVIDAFRENCH
Last Tuesday an incident occurred that could have — should have — been dealt with quickly and easily with an apology. As I’ve covered extensively in previous posts, Donald Trump’s campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, allegedly grabbed (now-former) Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields and yanked her back from the candidate when she tried to ask him a question about affirmative action. To review, here is the allegation in Fields’s words (all italics are mine): Trump acknowledged the question, but before he could answer I was jolted backwards. Someone had grabbed me tightly by the arm and yanked me down. I almost fell to the ground, but was able to maintain my balance. Nonetheless, I was shaken. Washington Post reporter Ben Terris corroborated Fields’s account, writing: As security parted the masses to give him passage out of the chandelier-lit ballroom, Michelle Fields, a young reporter for Trump-friendly Breitbart News, pressed forward to ask the GOP front-runner a question. I watched as a man with short-cropped hair and a suit grabbed her arm and yanked her out of the way. He was Corey Lewandowski, Trump’s 41-year-old campaign manager. Fields stumbled. Finger-shaped bruises formed on her arm. Note that neither Fields nor Terris said that Fields fell. She was “yanked” hard enough to receive bruises, and she tweeted an image of those bruises the next day. Lewandowski’s behavior was clearly inappropriate. Absent compelling need, he simply should not put his hands on a reporter and yank her away from his candidate. Fields rightly expected an apology, and — as she told Megyn Kelly — she not only thought an apology was being arranged, she was happy to “move on.” But the Trump campaign would rather lie and smear than apologize, so instead of ending the matter through a gracious statement, it responded with falsehoods and character assassination. Lewandowski tweeted this: Then, not content with his blanket denial and personal insult, he went after Fields’s career: The Trump campaign itself doubled down, issuing an obviously false statement claiming that “no other outlet or reporter witnessed or questioned anything that transpired that evening” when Terris was already on the record supporting Fields. Donald Trump himself falsely declared, “Everybody said nothing happened. Perhaps she made the story up.” Then, video evidence emerged, with at least one video showing Lewandowski reaching for Fields. Most of the images were blurry and fast, but – finally — one video showed the incident with greater clarity. Here it is: In the video, you see Lewandowski pass in front her. Fields reacts, dips down slightly, and turns toward him. At the end of the clip, you can see his arm releasing her. No, she doesn’t fall. But she never claimed that she did. In fact, the video corroborates that she was grabbed, and her picture of the bruises corroborates that he grabbed her hard enough to hurt her. It certainly wasn’t an extreme act of violence, but it was worth apologizing for, and that is all Fields says she wanted. But how did Trump-world react to this video? As somehow debunking Fields, using a selective edit of her claims to omit the fact that both Fields and Terris clearly stated that she didn’t fall. Fields says she was able to “maintain my balance,” while Terris merely says she “stumbled.” So, this is what life is like for Trump and his fanatics. Lies and smears are acceptable so long as they can “debunk” a claim that she never made.
Let’s keep score: Fields and Terris claim that Lewandowski grabbed her hard enough to make her stumble and to cause bruises. In support of this assertion, we have eyewitness testimony, an audio recording, video recordings, and pictures of the bruises on her arm. To resolve this matter, Fields simply wanted an apology. Instead, Lewandowski tweeted that she was “delusional,” claimed he “never touched” her (a conclusion contradicted by overwhelming evidence) and smeared her professional record. The campaign issued its own false statement, as did Trump himself. Compounding the shame, Trump lackeys in blogs, comment boards, and Breitbart launched their own war against Fields, with one blogger going so far as to declare — in the face of all the evidence — that “No contact was made. She didn’t even flinch.” Breitbart actually wrote an article that started: New video of Donald Trump’s press conference Tuesday evening shows that the Washington Post’s account of an altercation involving Breitbart News reporter Michelle Fields could not possibly have happened as Ben Terris reported. Breitbart is now melting down. On Friday, its public relations executive, Kurt Bardella resigned. Breitbart’s Ben Shapiro resigned Sunday night, Fields followed suit, and there is evidence of considerable internal dissent over its handling of the incident. Then, in a move that only Trump could love, Breitbart briefly posted — then took down — a piece mocking Shapiro, exposing his personal information to the public, and revealing his father’s pseudonym. Breitbart’s Joel Pollack issued a statement saying that the piece “was published as a result of a misunderstanding” and apologized. Yet how believable is it that Breitbart would go to the trouble of writing, sourcing, and creating graphics for a hit piece on Shapiro — hitting him on a matter of extreme sensitivity to the organization — only to publish as a result of a “misunderstanding?” Trump has no integrity, and those who defend him long enough lose theirs as well. I would argue that an old saying applies – that if you lie down with dogs, you come away with fleas — but in this case it’s worse. Lie down with dogs. Become a dog. Breitbart barks for Trump
Read more at: http://www.nationalreview.com/corne...ign-and-trump-lackeys-smeared-michelle-fields
by DAVID FRENCH March 14, 2016 12:38 PM @DAVIDAFRENCH
Last Tuesday an incident occurred that could have — should have — been dealt with quickly and easily with an apology. As I’ve covered extensively in previous posts, Donald Trump’s campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, allegedly grabbed (now-former) Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields and yanked her back from the candidate when she tried to ask him a question about affirmative action. To review, here is the allegation in Fields’s words (all italics are mine): Trump acknowledged the question, but before he could answer I was jolted backwards. Someone had grabbed me tightly by the arm and yanked me down. I almost fell to the ground, but was able to maintain my balance. Nonetheless, I was shaken. Washington Post reporter Ben Terris corroborated Fields’s account, writing: As security parted the masses to give him passage out of the chandelier-lit ballroom, Michelle Fields, a young reporter for Trump-friendly Breitbart News, pressed forward to ask the GOP front-runner a question. I watched as a man with short-cropped hair and a suit grabbed her arm and yanked her out of the way. He was Corey Lewandowski, Trump’s 41-year-old campaign manager. Fields stumbled. Finger-shaped bruises formed on her arm. Note that neither Fields nor Terris said that Fields fell. She was “yanked” hard enough to receive bruises, and she tweeted an image of those bruises the next day. Lewandowski’s behavior was clearly inappropriate. Absent compelling need, he simply should not put his hands on a reporter and yank her away from his candidate. Fields rightly expected an apology, and — as she told Megyn Kelly — she not only thought an apology was being arranged, she was happy to “move on.” But the Trump campaign would rather lie and smear than apologize, so instead of ending the matter through a gracious statement, it responded with falsehoods and character assassination. Lewandowski tweeted this: Then, not content with his blanket denial and personal insult, he went after Fields’s career: The Trump campaign itself doubled down, issuing an obviously false statement claiming that “no other outlet or reporter witnessed or questioned anything that transpired that evening” when Terris was already on the record supporting Fields. Donald Trump himself falsely declared, “Everybody said nothing happened. Perhaps she made the story up.” Then, video evidence emerged, with at least one video showing Lewandowski reaching for Fields. Most of the images were blurry and fast, but – finally — one video showed the incident with greater clarity. Here it is: In the video, you see Lewandowski pass in front her. Fields reacts, dips down slightly, and turns toward him. At the end of the clip, you can see his arm releasing her. No, she doesn’t fall. But she never claimed that she did. In fact, the video corroborates that she was grabbed, and her picture of the bruises corroborates that he grabbed her hard enough to hurt her. It certainly wasn’t an extreme act of violence, but it was worth apologizing for, and that is all Fields says she wanted. But how did Trump-world react to this video? As somehow debunking Fields, using a selective edit of her claims to omit the fact that both Fields and Terris clearly stated that she didn’t fall. Fields says she was able to “maintain my balance,” while Terris merely says she “stumbled.” So, this is what life is like for Trump and his fanatics. Lies and smears are acceptable so long as they can “debunk” a claim that she never made.
Let’s keep score: Fields and Terris claim that Lewandowski grabbed her hard enough to make her stumble and to cause bruises. In support of this assertion, we have eyewitness testimony, an audio recording, video recordings, and pictures of the bruises on her arm. To resolve this matter, Fields simply wanted an apology. Instead, Lewandowski tweeted that she was “delusional,” claimed he “never touched” her (a conclusion contradicted by overwhelming evidence) and smeared her professional record. The campaign issued its own false statement, as did Trump himself. Compounding the shame, Trump lackeys in blogs, comment boards, and Breitbart launched their own war against Fields, with one blogger going so far as to declare — in the face of all the evidence — that “No contact was made. She didn’t even flinch.” Breitbart actually wrote an article that started: New video of Donald Trump’s press conference Tuesday evening shows that the Washington Post’s account of an altercation involving Breitbart News reporter Michelle Fields could not possibly have happened as Ben Terris reported. Breitbart is now melting down. On Friday, its public relations executive, Kurt Bardella resigned. Breitbart’s Ben Shapiro resigned Sunday night, Fields followed suit, and there is evidence of considerable internal dissent over its handling of the incident. Then, in a move that only Trump could love, Breitbart briefly posted — then took down — a piece mocking Shapiro, exposing his personal information to the public, and revealing his father’s pseudonym. Breitbart’s Joel Pollack issued a statement saying that the piece “was published as a result of a misunderstanding” and apologized. Yet how believable is it that Breitbart would go to the trouble of writing, sourcing, and creating graphics for a hit piece on Shapiro — hitting him on a matter of extreme sensitivity to the organization — only to publish as a result of a “misunderstanding?” Trump has no integrity, and those who defend him long enough lose theirs as well. I would argue that an old saying applies – that if you lie down with dogs, you come away with fleas — but in this case it’s worse. Lie down with dogs. Become a dog. Breitbart barks for Trump
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Not sure what happened here and doubt we'll ever know the unbiased truth re this incident between Michelle Fields and Lewandowski but I have always liked Michelle Fields. I cannot comprehend why she would make this story up. She will land on her feet elsewhere. And Ben Shapiro. Ben Shapiro is a conservative beacon in this liberal morass we call America. There are few who can communicate the conservative message like Shapiro. Breitbart has mishandled this.
Marco Rubio said Monday that his presidential run would be over if his campaign manager forcibly grabbed a reporter, as Donald Trump's top aide has been accused of doing to a Breitbart reporter.
“If my campaign manager had done that, my campaign would be over. He would have had to resign, and my campaign may be over. I would have had to quit that very day," Rubio said.
I hate to break this to you but your campaign is already over.
“If my campaign manager had done that, my campaign would be over. He would have had to resign, and my campaign may be over. I would have had to quit that very day," Rubio said.
I hate to break this to you but your campaign is already over.
[h=1]Two more staffers resign from Breitbart[/h]By HADAS GOLD
03/14/16 02:43 PM EDT
Two more staffers for Breitbart have resigned from the company, citing the website's pro-Donald Trump stance.
National security correspondent Jordan Schachtel and associate editor Jarrett Stepman sent their resignations to management on Monday afternoon.
"The company no longer resembles the ideals that inspired me to start writing for them three years ago. Some of us have been fighting behind the scenes against the party-line Trump propaganda for some time, but without any success, unfortunately," Schachtel said in a statement. "Breitbart News is no longer a journalistic enterprise, but instead, in my opinion, something resembling an unaffiliated media Super PAC for the Trump campaign. I signed my contract to work as a journalist, not as a member of the Donald J. Trump for President media network. As recent events have proven, there is no longer a point in trying to reform the company from within, so I must step aside with my dignity intact. I wish everyone at Breitbart the best, and hope the site can redeem the legacy of its founder under much-needed new management."
Schachtel and Stepman join at least four other Breitbart employees who have resigned in the past week. The resignations stem from Breitbart's response to an incident last Tuesday where Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields says she was aggressively grabbed by Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski. Fields filed a police report over the incident.
[h=3]Breitbart reporter files police report against Trump campaign manager[/h]By HADAS GOLD
Though Breitbart has released statements saying they stood by Fields, the site seemed to waver at first and at one point published an article questioning whether the situation was a case of mistaken identity (the post was updated once video evidence surfaced showing a clearer link between Fields and Lewandowski). Fields said she didn't feel supported by Breitbart and that she was never contacted by Breitbart chairman Stephen Bannon, who, two sources told POLITICO, made disparaging remarks about her on conference calls after the incident (Breitbart denies Bannon made disparaging remarks.)
Stepman said in his statement: "Breitbart News has always been open about being a grassroots, conservative publication, but in my opinion we are working with or perhaps even taking direction from a presidential campaign, which is unacceptable journalistic behavior. I believe Breitbart News is becoming less of a news site and more of a propaganda organization dedicated to the Trump campaign." He added, "Breitbart News has also now openly embraced the 'Nationalist/Populist' viewpoint, which is in direct opposition to limited-government conservatism that channels the philosophy of the Founding Fathers. It is becoming impossible for conservatives like myself to continue working for the organization, which now relentlessly pushes a perspective directly at odds with my fundamental beliefs."
"I believe the integrity of Breitbart News, my own personal integrity, and the legacy of Andrew Breitbart are at stake, which is why I had to resign," he continued.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-me...chachtel-jarrett-stepman-220730#ixzz42ucy9spW
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03/14/16 02:43 PM EDT
Two more staffers for Breitbart have resigned from the company, citing the website's pro-Donald Trump stance.
National security correspondent Jordan Schachtel and associate editor Jarrett Stepman sent their resignations to management on Monday afternoon.
"The company no longer resembles the ideals that inspired me to start writing for them three years ago. Some of us have been fighting behind the scenes against the party-line Trump propaganda for some time, but without any success, unfortunately," Schachtel said in a statement. "Breitbart News is no longer a journalistic enterprise, but instead, in my opinion, something resembling an unaffiliated media Super PAC for the Trump campaign. I signed my contract to work as a journalist, not as a member of the Donald J. Trump for President media network. As recent events have proven, there is no longer a point in trying to reform the company from within, so I must step aside with my dignity intact. I wish everyone at Breitbart the best, and hope the site can redeem the legacy of its founder under much-needed new management."
Schachtel and Stepman join at least four other Breitbart employees who have resigned in the past week. The resignations stem from Breitbart's response to an incident last Tuesday where Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields says she was aggressively grabbed by Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski. Fields filed a police report over the incident.
[h=3]Breitbart reporter files police report against Trump campaign manager[/h]By HADAS GOLD
Though Breitbart has released statements saying they stood by Fields, the site seemed to waver at first and at one point published an article questioning whether the situation was a case of mistaken identity (the post was updated once video evidence surfaced showing a clearer link between Fields and Lewandowski). Fields said she didn't feel supported by Breitbart and that she was never contacted by Breitbart chairman Stephen Bannon, who, two sources told POLITICO, made disparaging remarks about her on conference calls after the incident (Breitbart denies Bannon made disparaging remarks.)
Stepman said in his statement: "Breitbart News has always been open about being a grassroots, conservative publication, but in my opinion we are working with or perhaps even taking direction from a presidential campaign, which is unacceptable journalistic behavior. I believe Breitbart News is becoming less of a news site and more of a propaganda organization dedicated to the Trump campaign." He added, "Breitbart News has also now openly embraced the 'Nationalist/Populist' viewpoint, which is in direct opposition to limited-government conservatism that channels the philosophy of the Founding Fathers. It is becoming impossible for conservatives like myself to continue working for the organization, which now relentlessly pushes a perspective directly at odds with my fundamental beliefs."
"I believe the integrity of Breitbart News, my own personal integrity, and the legacy of Andrew Breitbart are at stake, which is why I had to resign," he continued.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-me...chachtel-jarrett-stepman-220730#ixzz42ucy9spW
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North Carolina Officials Considering Criminal Charges Against Trump
BY JUDD LEGUM
MAR 14, 2016 4:37 PM
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Trump says he isn’t responsible for the violence at his campaign events.
A North Carolina sheriff isn’t so sure.
At a rally in Fayetteville, North Carolina last Wednesday, a 78-year-old man named John McGraw sucker punched a non-violent protester, 26-year-old Rakeem Jones, in the face.
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office released a statement Monday saying they were investigating the possibility of charging Trump or his campaign with “inciting a riot.”
At the rally, Trump appeared to glorify violence against protesters:
McGraw has already been charged with “assault, battery and disorderly conduct.”
On Sunday, Trump said that McGraw “obviously loves the country” and was looking into paying for his legal defense.
BY JUDD LEGUM
MAR 14, 2016 4:37 PM
Trump says he isn’t responsible for the violence at his campaign events.
A North Carolina sheriff isn’t so sure.
At a rally in Fayetteville, North Carolina last Wednesday, a 78-year-old man named John McGraw sucker punched a non-violent protester, 26-year-old Rakeem Jones, in the face.
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office released a statement Monday saying they were investigating the possibility of charging Trump or his campaign with “inciting a riot.”
Our investigation is not complete as [to] the incidents of Wednesday, March 10, 2016. We are continuing to look at the totality of these circumstances, including any additional charges against Mr. McGraw, including the potential of whether there was conduct on the part of Mr. Trump or the Trump campaign which rose to the level of inciting a riot, and including the actions or inactions of our deputies.
McGraw later threatened to murder Jones the next time he saw him. “The next time we see him, we might have to kill him,” McGraw said.
At the rally, Trump appeared to glorify violence against protesters:
In the good old days, this doesn’t happen because they used to treat them very, very rough. And when they protested once, you know, they would not do it again so easily. But today, they walk in and they put their hand up, and they put the wrong finger up in the air at everybody, and they get away with murder because we’ve become weak.
According to North Carolina law, “[a]ny person who willfully incites or urges another to engage in a riot, so that as a result of such inciting or urging a riot occurs or a clear and present danger of a riot is created, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.”
McGraw has already been charged with “assault, battery and disorderly conduct.”
On Sunday, Trump said that McGraw “obviously loves the country” and was looking into paying for his legal defense.
Two more staffers resign from Breitbart
By HADAS GOLD
03/14/16 02:43 PM EDT
Two more staffers for Breitbart have resigned from the company, citing the website's pro-Donald Trump stance.
National security correspondent Jordan Schachtel and associate editor Jarrett Stepman sent their resignations to management on Monday afternoon.
"The company no longer resembles the ideals that inspired me to start writing for them three years ago. Some of us have been fighting behind the scenes against the party-line Trump propaganda for some time, but without any success, unfortunately," Schachtel said in a statement. "Breitbart News is no longer a journalistic enterprise, but instead, in my opinion, something resembling an unaffiliated media Super PAC for the Trump campaign. I signed my contract to work as a journalist, not as a member of the Donald J. Trump for President media network. As recent events have proven, there is no longer a point in trying to reform the company from within, so I must step aside with my dignity intact. I wish everyone at Breitbart the best, and hope the site can redeem the legacy of its founder under much-needed new management."
Schachtel and Stepman join at least four other Breitbart employees who have resigned in the past week. The resignations stem from Breitbart's response to an incident last Tuesday where Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields says she was aggressively grabbed by Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski. Fields filed a police report over the incident.
Breitbart reporter files police report against Trump campaign manager
By HADAS GOLD
Though Breitbart has released statements saying they stood by Fields, the site seemed to waver at first and at one point published an article questioning whether the situation was a case of mistaken identity (the post was updated once video evidence surfaced showing a clearer link between Fields and Lewandowski). Fields said she didn't feel supported by Breitbart and that she was never contacted by Breitbart chairman Stephen Bannon, who, two sources told POLITICO, made disparaging remarks about her on conference calls after the incident (Breitbart denies Bannon made disparaging remarks.)
Stepman said in his statement: "Breitbart News has always been open about being a grassroots, conservative publication, but in my opinion we are working with or perhaps even taking direction from a presidential campaign, which is unacceptable journalistic behavior. I believe Breitbart News is becoming less of a news site and more of a propaganda organization dedicated to the Trump campaign." He added, "Breitbart News has also now openly embraced the 'Nationalist/Populist' viewpoint, which is in direct opposition to limited-government conservatism that channels the philosophy of the Founding Fathers. It is becoming impossible for conservatives like myself to continue working for the organization, which now relentlessly pushes a perspective directly at odds with my fundamental beliefs."
"I believe the integrity of Breitbart News, my own personal integrity, and the legacy of Andrew Breitbart are at stake, which is why I had to resign," he continued.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-me...chachtel-jarrett-stepman-220730#ixzz42ucy9spW
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A great clear out of SCUM. Hopefully they will leave for Canada.
North Carolina Officials Considering Criminal Charges Against Trump
BY JUDD LEGUM
CREDIT: AP PHOTO/CHUCK BURTON
Trump says he isn’t responsible for the violence at his campaign events.
A North Carolina sheriff isn’t so sure.
At a rally in Fayetteville, North Carolina last Wednesday, a 78-year-old man named John McGraw sucker punched a non-violent protester, 26-year-old Rakeem Jones, in the face.
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office released a statement Monday saying they were investigating the possibility of charging Trump or his campaign with “inciting a riot.”Our investigation is not complete as [to] the incidents of Wednesday, March 10, 2016. We are continuing to look at the totality of these circumstances, including any additional charges against Mr. McGraw, including the potential of whether there was conduct on the part of Mr. Trump or the Trump campaign which rose to the level of inciting a riot, and including the actions or inactions of our deputies.McGraw later threatened to murder Jones the next time he saw him. “The next time we see him, we might have to kill him,” McGraw said.
At the rally, Trump appeared to glorify violence against protesters:In the good old days, this doesn’t happen because they used to treat them very, very rough. And when they protested once, you know, they would not do it again so easily. But today, they walk in and they put their hand up, and they put the wrong finger up in the air at everybody, and they get away with murder because we’ve become weak.According to North Carolina law, “[a]ny person who willfully incites or urges another to engage in a riot, so that as a result of such inciting or urging a riot occurs or a clear and present danger of a riot is created, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.”
McGraw has already been charged with “assault, battery and disorderly conduct.”
On Sunday, Trump said that McGraw “obviously loves the country” and was looking into paying for his legal defense.
Two more staffers resign from Breitbart
By HADAS GOLD
03/14/16 02:43 PM EDT
Two more staffers for Breitbart have resigned from the company, citing the website's pro-Donald Trump stance.
National security correspondent Jordan Schachtel and associate editor Jarrett Stepman sent their resignations to management on Monday afternoon.
"The company no longer resembles the ideals that inspired me to start writing for them three years ago. Some of us have been fighting behind the scenes against the party-line Trump propaganda for some time, but without any success, unfortunately," Schachtel said in a statement. "Breitbart News is no longer a journalistic enterprise, but instead, in my opinion, something resembling an unaffiliated media Super PAC for the Trump campaign. I signed my contract to work as a journalist, not as a member of the Donald J. Trump for President media network. As recent events have proven, there is no longer a point in trying to reform the company from within, so I must step aside with my dignity intact. I wish everyone at Breitbart the best, and hope the site can redeem the legacy of its founder under much-needed new management."
Schachtel and Stepman join at least four other Breitbart employees who have resigned in the past week. The resignations stem from Breitbart's response to an incident last Tuesday where Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields says she was aggressively grabbed by Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski. Fields filed a police report over the incident.
Breitbart reporter files police report against Trump campaign manager
By HADAS GOLD
Though Breitbart has released statements saying they stood by Fields, the site seemed to waver at first and at one point published an article questioning whether the situation was a case of mistaken identity (the post was updated once video evidence surfaced showing a clearer link between Fields and Lewandowski). Fields said she didn't feel supported by Breitbart and that she was never contacted by Breitbart chairman Stephen Bannon, who, two sources told POLITICO, made disparaging remarks about her on conference calls after the incident (Breitbart denies Bannon made disparaging remarks.)
Stepman said in his statement: "Breitbart News has always been open about being a grassroots, conservative publication, but in my opinion we are working with or perhaps even taking direction from a presidential campaign, which is unacceptable journalistic behavior. I believe Breitbart News is becoming less of a news site and more of a propaganda organization dedicated to the Trump campaign." He added, "Breitbart News has also now openly embraced the 'Nationalist/Populist' viewpoint, which is in direct opposition to limited-government conservatism that channels the philosophy of the Founding Fathers. It is becoming impossible for conservatives like myself to continue working for the organization, which now relentlessly pushes a perspective directly at odds with my fundamental beliefs."
"I believe the integrity of Breitbart News, my own personal integrity, and the legacy of Andrew Breitbart are at stake, which is why I had to resign," he continued.
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As new reports break that a George Soros-linked group is taking credit for efforts to violently disrupt GOP frontrunner Donald Trump’s campaign rallies, the Center for Responsive Politics reveals that another George Soros-linked group is coordinating another furtive operation to stop Trump by financing the campaign of John Kasich.
According to the Center for Responsive Politics, Soros Fund Management is one of John Kasich’s top financial contributors.
Is there another person in the world who wastes his own money like Soros?
According to the Center for Responsive Politics, Soros Fund Management is one of John Kasich’s top financial contributors.
Is there another person in the world who wastes his own money like Soros?
