As Twitchy reported earlier, the judge in the Paul Manafort trial shot down a media request to unseal the names and addresses of jurors, who will resume deliberations on Monday. Among those outlets hoping to unseal the information is CNN — the same network that had threatened to doxx a kid who made one of those animated CNN logo GIFs if he didn’t straighten up and fly right.
CNN & @KFILE are threatening to doxx a random guy tho created a gif but go on about brave gatekeepers. This isn't journalism pic.twitter.com/lrXpCYnx0A
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) July 5, 2017
(For those coming in late, “doxxing” is the publishing of a person’s personal information online, and it’s usually used to expose the person to real-life harassment.)
Nick Short weighed in on CNN’s request to unseal the juror’s names and addresses, and his take did not at all reflect Soledad O’Brien’s, who said journalists would want to “track down” those jurors for interviews. Um, maybe give them a number where they can reach you if they want to talk?
Manafort trial Day 14: Jury 'scared' as it heads home without a verdict. Congrats @CNN & MSM for intimidating a jury. https://t.co/zPEwZlttOo
— Nick Short (@PoliticalShort) August 18, 2018
When do the folks at CNN get doxxed? What’s good for the goose…
— Nick Short (@PoliticalShort) August 18, 2018
Uh oh … that triggered CNN’s Oliver Darcy, who for some reason has been really laser-focused on getting Alex Jones booted off of Twitter.
Verified conservative think tanker appearing to cheer on the doxxing of CNN employees. Really disgusting. https://t.co/9RoWkjRfFz
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) August 18, 2018
Really disgusting? Did Darcy share his disgust of doxxing with CNN’s Andrew Kaczynski?
Uh, @CNN just petitioned the court to doxx jurors in the midst of deliberations in a blatant attempt at intimidation. That is what’s disgusting. https://t.co/NPbDfQY15N
— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) August 18, 2018
What a shameful thing to tweet. That’s not what’s happening and you’re smart enough to know that. But perhaps I give you too much credit.
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) August 18, 2018
Poor Darcy — everyone outside of CNN’s bubble is tweeting disgusting and shameful things about his network. As much as CNN wants to shake off public criticism, though, they’re not really doing so well.
Cheering on? I’m merely asking a question. Do those at CNN like yourself believe that publishing the names and addresses of the jurors on Manaforts trial isn’t a threat to the jurors themselves? Or is this form of doxxing just how CNN does “journalism”? https://t.co/FtftEOmRXY
— Nick Short (@PoliticalShort) August 18, 2018
https://twitter.com/jtLOL/status/1030879704587399168
https://twitter.com/jtLOL/status/1030835494505132034
BOOM ?
— Texas Darlin' ? (@TexitDarling) August 18, 2018
HE LEARNED IT BY WATCHING YOU, ALRIGHT?! https://t.co/ppREDAGDBL
— Eric Spencer (@JustEric) August 18, 2018
https://twitter.com/LDoren/status/1030870697403400192
The internet never forgets.. pic.twitter.com/R74lg0HvY0
— Gunther Ramsey (@GRamsey38) August 18, 2018
CNN. And they want the jurors names?
— Crvmblover ???? (@proudcrumblover) August 18, 2018
Maybe Oliver can publish his own address and phone number so citizen journalists can verify he isn't biased. Just a helpful suggestion.
— Daxton Brown (@daxtonbrown) August 18, 2018
No. You misunderstood @PoliticalShort We simply want to interview you after the trial. And we would need your home addresses to do this. Because your lawsuit states this is necessary for these interviews to occur. Somehow.
— VK (@vjeannek) August 18, 2018
https://twitter.com/kevinh07/status/1030817604028571648
Oliver is a hack, which we know. But some of his followers don’t realize he leaves out context. CNN wants info about the jurors in the Manafort case, despite them being subject to threats. That’s the context of the tweet he RTs. He withholds context because that’s what CNN does. https://t.co/KoCA9pdTJN
— (((Jason Rantz))) on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz) August 18, 2018
So, everyone should be subject to doxing except the media, that’s your argument? You’ve already displayed your irresponsibility with it, so the “we can be trusted John Q. Public cannot” argument is out. https://t.co/jijqEgueZN
— DanRiehl (@DanRiehl) August 18, 2018
The First Amendment does not establish a protected class of citizens. This is what comes from a shallow-thinking, headline hungry at all costs mentality. Own it. https://t.co/jijqEgueZN
— DanRiehl (@DanRiehl) August 18, 2018
You guys literally harassed Twitter until they joined in the Alex Jones social media ban. No one feels sorry for you. You’re not victims. You want protected status from your treatment of others. https://t.co/cthCELnIts
— Chris Stigall (@ChrisStigall) August 18, 2018
Wait, it gets better:
I bet you were touching yourself thinking about ambushing jurors from the Manafort trial. You were counting on the love and adoration of the Left to get you through the dark moments you spend alone thinking about how empty you are.
— Mortis (@WitchyDruss) August 18, 2018
Are you an expert on touching oneself and spending dark moments alone thinking how empty you are?
— Brooke Binkowski (@brooklynmarie) August 18, 2018
Yes to both.
— Mortis (@WitchyDruss) August 18, 2018
Since you work for @snopes do I have to verify any of this? I don't think I want a audience for the former….
— Mortis (@WitchyDruss) August 18, 2018
— Gordon Shumway (@Gord_Shumway) August 18, 2018
He won just by writing, “Since you work for Snopes …”
CNN seems to consistently express abject surprise at the consequences of their actions.
It's like one of these YouTube videos where the guy hits his nuts with a hammer to go viral and then wonders why he's unable to father children.— Rising serpent (@rising_serpent) August 18, 2018
Well stated.
Related:
REALLY!? Soledad O'Brien's defense of MSM effort to get personal info on Manafort jurors falls FLAT https://t.co/pVdXDSXonz
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 18, 2018
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