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EPISODE · Feb 19, 2025 · 18 MIN

Weapons of Mass Defamation

from The Powers That Be: Daily · host Puck | Audacy

As Trump's war on the media accelerates, Eriq Gardner joins Ben to discuss whether the industry is headed for a state of mutually assured destruction, with MAGA allies chipping away at Times v. Sullivan's libel shield, billionaires financing defamation battles, Elon Musk accusing his enemies of fraud, and his targets contemplating counter-suits of their own. 

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