Mainecat Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Trump Wanted His Justice Department to Stop 'SNL' From Teasing Him Trump Wanted His Justice Department to Stop ‘SNL’ From Teasing Him DEBBIE DOWNER “SNL” amounted to “nothing less than unfair news coverage and Dem commercials,” Trump tweeted in 2018, pondering whether his thought “should be tested in courts, can’t be legal?” Asawin Suebsaeng, Senior Political Reporter Adam Rawnsley, Senior Researcher Published Jun. 22, 2021 3:41AM ET “It’s truly incredible that shows like Saturday Night Live, not funny/no talent, can spend all of their time knocking the same person (me), over & over, without so much of a mention of ‘the other side,’” Trump tweeted, long before he was banned from Twitter for inspiring a violent mob. “Like an advertisement without consequences. Same with Late Night Shows. Should Federal Election Commission and/or FCC look into this?” It was, on its face, a ridiculous question and threat, as SNL is obviously satire, and therefore a form of protected speech in America that pissed-off commanders-in-chief have no authority to directly subvert. However, then-President Trump went farther than simply tweeting his displeasure with the late-night comedians and SNL writers’ room. The internal discussions that followed, between the former leader of the free world and some of his political and legal advisers, once again underscored just how much Trump wanted to use the full weight and power of the U.S. government to punish his personal enemies. According to two people familiar with the matter, Trump had asked advisers and lawyers in early 2019 about what the Federal Communications Commission, the courts systems, and—most confusingly to some Trump lieutenants—the Department of Justice could do to probe or mitigate SNL, Jimmy Kimmel, and other late-night comedy mischief-makers. To those who heard it, Trump’s inquiries into what federal regulations could be used to bust the likes of Kimmel and SNL was more of a nuisance than a constitutional crisis. “It was more annoying than alarming, to be honest with you,” one of these sources recalled. However, the conversations further showed, in the pettiest of ways, how the 45th U.S. president was keen on turning the country’s top law enforcers into something more akin to his own personally retained law firm. https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-wanted-his-justice-department-to-stop-snl-from-teasing-him?ref=home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member poopooforme Posted June 23, 2021 Gold Member Share Posted June 23, 2021 Rent free. DJT lives in your head rent free!! New TV Commercial.mp4 3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Skidooski Posted June 23, 2021 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted June 23, 2021 14 minutes ago, poopooforme said: Rent free. DJT lives in your head rent free!! New TV Commercial.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted June 23, 2021 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted June 23, 2021 (edited) According to two people familiar with the matter, Bro...you are not a young man.....don't die with Trump consuming you like he does now. Edited June 23, 2021 by Highmark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticCrusher Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 What loser watches SNL? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticCrusher Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 2 hours ago, Highmark said: According to two people familiar with the matter, Bro...you are not a young man.....don't die with Trump consuming you like he does now. In other words, I got nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Just now, ArcticCrusher said: In other words, I got nothing. The same people that believe and help distribute these idiotic stories of farce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01mxz800 Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 33 minutes ago, ArcticCrusher said: What loser watches SNL? SNL hasn't been funny since the late '70's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Crappie Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 2 hours ago, ArcticCrusher said: What loser watches SNL? Trump evidently 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted June 24, 2021 Author Share Posted June 24, 2021 15 minutes ago, Big Crappie said: Trump evidently Yup poor pants shitter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSFB Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 1 hour ago, Big Crappie said: Trump evidently 8 hours of TV, three Quarter Pounders and six diet Coke’s. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted June 24, 2021 Author Share Posted June 24, 2021 14 minutes ago, SSFB said: 8 hours of TV, three Quarter Pounders and six diet Coke’s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Crappie Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 12 minutes ago, Mainecat said: LOL, I thought that was awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez ryder Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 5 hours ago, ArcticCrusher said: What loser watches SNL? Pampers and Steven colbert think that is about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez ryder Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 5 hours ago, 01mxz800 said: SNL hasn't been funny since the late '70's I disagree will Ferrell and Sherri o Terry were great as were some of the earlier stuff . But yeah at least 15yrs of crap 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez ryder Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 3 hours ago, Big Crappie said: Trump evidently According to 2 people close to the president any way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez ryder Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 3 hours ago, Mainecat said: Yup poor pants shitter. Oh the iorny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez ryder Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 1 hour ago, Mainecat said: Best dinner ever served to a sports team at tge Whitehouse. Know your audience and cater to them not the smarmy cunts holding the cameras 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member Stephen Hawking Posted June 24, 2021 Gold Member Share Posted June 24, 2021 Nothing better report on other than 3 year old tweets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadaBing444 Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 I would like to see SNL do skits on the Biden administration. That would be awesome, unfortunately it would never happen due to the double standards. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted June 24, 2021 Author Share Posted June 24, 2021 1 hour ago, BadaBing444 said: I would like to see SNL do skits on the Biden administration. That would be awesome, unfortunately it would never happen due to the double standards. Says someone who evidently does not watch SNL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez ryder Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 1 hour ago, Mainecat said: Says someone who evidently does not watch SNL. All the skits are on you tube link some you think are funny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriftBusta Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 Can someone name any president that caused constant butthurt over 6 months after he left office? Jesus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 2 minutes ago, DriftBusta said: Can someone name any president that caused constant butthurt over 6 months after he left office? Jesus. Reagan. Some group of the butthurt boys though. Just more of them now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 Shit. W. Bush too! Poor libtwats...just so mad with their tiny shaking fists! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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