https://reason.com/2019/10/15/journalist-protection-act-blumenthal-federal-crime/
Following reports that a violent parody video depicting
President Trump murdering a bunch of journalists was shown at a
pro-Trump conference over the weekend, Democrats are calling on Congress
to make it a federal crime to threaten or attack members of the media.
To that end, they are revisiting the Journalist Protection Act, which was announced last year.
“I offered this bill last session, before any of these videos surfaced,” said Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D–Conn.) in a recent interview. “It is a priority for me to protect news gathering operations, no matter what their form.”
Blumenthal explained that the proposed bill would address “the
continuing threat of physical violence, whether by guns or other means,”
against members of the press. His bill is co-sponsored by Sen. Bob
Menendez (D–N.J.), and Rep. Eric Swalwell (D–Calif.) has sponsored the
House version.
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