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You may recall the last we heard from CNN’s Manu Raju, CNN was complaining about how he was treated, almost acting like he was assaulted, because Sen. Martha McSally (R-AZ) calling him a “liberal hack.”
CNN had a meltdown and cried about it for three days straight.
Now Raju is exposing more horrible conditions for reporters who are trying to cover the Senate impeachment trial. Are you ready for it? They actually are being checked by the police before they can go up the stairs and confront lawmakers, rather than just waylaying them in the halls. Clutch your pearls!
Another day of overbearing restrictions on reporting during trial. Reporters trying to ask questions to senators in basement are being stopped by cops as they go up escalator. This is NOT the way the Capitol normally operates when reporters can ask questions undeterred in halls pic.twitter.com/87Ec445xcY
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) January 22, 2020
And no, this is not just cops checking IDs. We are being prevented from following the senators up the escalators and asking them questions, or walking and talking just off the floor with senators. That makes it much harder to question senators during these historic proceedings
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) January 22, 2020
A few thoughts on the whining.
Remember, it's a trial. You don't get access to jurors during a trial, only after the verdict. Also: pic.twitter.com/07Fm4lM0ne
— JeffHanson (@IronLeagueThug) January 22, 2020
Oh, the humanity!
— Rob Ives (@Prosqtor74) January 22, 2020
Doesn't look like anyone has restricted your whining.
— Good Luck Corona-Chan! 🇺🇸 (@JamesHefner18) January 22, 2020
Cry more https://t.co/bfgt8iV475 https://t.co/HEyVNzUFDn
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) January 22, 2020
Adam Schiff being blocked from leaking to the media. What a shocker.
— LQUz#A (@LouiseJune18) January 22, 2020
It apparently completely goes over Raju’s head that perhaps the police have greater concerns about threats at this time.
You'd think they'd be grateful for the extra security during this proceeding. It's almost as if their usual hand wringing about violent right wing extremists is fake. https://t.co/gsBjTQOinO
— Mo Mo (@molratty) January 22, 2020
He seems to think the only access they can have for comments is to waylay people in the hallways. Pro tip? There are phones and emails in this modern age. Not to mention, if they want to talk to you, they can stop.
And not to call Raju’s claim false or him a hack or anything, but here’s Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) being interviewed at the base of the escalators with a bank of media apparently without any problem from the police. By the way, listen to what he has to say, because it’s great.
.@tedcruz: "If there is such a compelling national security interest to give military aide to Ukraine, then what do these House Democrats have to say about the years that Barack Obama refused to give lethal military aide to Ukraine?" pic.twitter.com/NgVq6E2wXs
— The Hill (@thehill) January 23, 2020
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