• MrVilliam@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      “When the president does it, that means it’s not illegal.” Richard Nixon, 1977, David Frost interview.

      Idk, kinda seems like this is just what would’ve happened if Nixon had Fox News batting for him.

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        6 months ago

        Almost like their lesson from this was “we need control of everything people hear about news and politics”, leading to the creation of Fox News, ClearChannel, etc.