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WASHINGTON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - The US Justice Department said on Saturday it is investigating whether television networks violated federal antitrust laws over their decision to boycott covering the White House following its decision to pull the credentials of reporters from three news organizations, including CNN.
The networks under investigation are ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox News, the Justice Department said.
"Group boycotts among commercial competitors can violate the Sherman Act," a Justice Department spokesperson said.
"The Antitrust Division is simply investigating to determine whether these news organizations have violated the antitrust laws."
The investigation is the latest in a series of clashes between the Trump administration and major news organizations. President Donald Trump has repeatedly called the mainstream media "fake news" and frequently clashes with reporters during encounters with the press.
The action also puts legal and potentially financial pressure on the media to continue coverage of the president even when they disagree with how the White House handles them.
The networks did not immediately respond to requests from Reuters for comment. The New York Times was first to report about the probe.
The investigation comes after weeks of tension between the White House and the press.
CREDENTIALS REVOKED IN SEPTEMBER
On September 19, the White House blocked reporters from CNN, Politico, and MS NOW from entering the building, revoking their credentials. The White House said covering the president was a "privilege – not a right.” The outlets sued the administration, alleging the exclusions violated the First Amendment and that the White House was retaliating over their coverage.
CNN is one of the five news organizations — along with ABC, CBS, Fox News and NBC — that make up the primary White House television pool. They share the costs of covering the president, take turns organizing coverage and share the footage with outlets around the country.
All of the five television networks that cover the White House, including Fox News, suspended coverage in solidarity and refused to provide replacement coverage.
The White House reinstated the credentials on September 24 after US District Judge Timothy Kelly ruled that the ban was likely unconstitutional and ordered the administration to "immediately return, reinstate, and restore" their access. However, disputes over access to specific presidential events and pool assignments continued afterward.
(Reporting by Jasper Ward in Washington and Erin Banco in New York; Editing by Matthew Lewis)
This article originally appeared on Reuters at https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/justice-department-probes-tv-networks-230958845.htmlWashington — The revelation that the Pentagon plans to livestream the execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan, the ex-Army major convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, has sparked intense pushback, with one Republican senator calling it "disgusting" and critics warning it could inspire more acts of terrorism.
On Thursday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed CBS News' reporting that the Dec. 3 execution will be livestreamed. Hegseth told Real America's Voice the execution would be public "because people need to understand that there's serious consequences for these types of things." Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said that Hegseth recommended, and President Trump approved, a plan to use an Army firing squad.
"Death penalty through firing squad, and he deserves it," Mr. Trump said during an unrelated White House event on Friday.
In an interview Friday night in Syracuse, New York, with WSTM-TV, President Trump said he "wasn't involved in that decision" to livestream the execution, "but I understand that decision."
"I guess they want to have it serve as an example, and I understand that very well," the president added.
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis, who is retiring, called the decision "beyond disgusting." Tillis voted to confirm Hegseth, but is now expressing his regret in doing so.
"Hasan should face the death penalty, but making his execution public and streaming it? Beyond disgusting," Tillis wrote on X. "Public executions are what oppressive dictatorships like Iran and Afghanistan do. It should not be happening in America."
Republican Rep. Austin Scott of Georgia wrote on X, "I absolutely support the sentence of death, but live-streaming executions is what jihadists do. America is better than that."
Republican Sen. John Curtis of Utah urged Hegseth to reconsider.
"Seneca warned that Rome's bloody spectacles corrupted the people who watched them," he said on X. "A civilization erodes when it cultivates an appetite for executions as a form of entertainment. Secretary Hegseth's plan to livestream the Fort Hood execution risks feeding that appetite. The victims deserve justice administered with solemnity. Broadcasting a death diminishes us and is not an effective deterrent. I urge him to reconsider."
Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy said publicly executing someone is "medieval."
"That's disgusting. What, is he mimicking ISIS executions?" Murphy said on CNN. "I mean, I understand that in this country we have the death penalty, but public executions is medieval. It's frankly one of the things that we abhor about terrorist groups. And the fact that the United States is doing it — I just learned this, that is just absolutely extraordinary, galling. No matter whether you support or oppose the death penalty, public hangings and executions? That's what America has become?"
Ned Price, who was the State Department's spokesman during the Biden administration, said a public and livestreamed execution will create more "radicalized zealots."
"You can take it from those of us who've spent years working on terrorism: the surest way to spawn more radicalized zealots is to glorify violence, embrace a cult of death, and create a martyr for the cause," Price wrote on X. "Or take it from AQ and ISIS, whose tactics offer the closest modern-day approximation of Hegseth's proposal. Either way, it's hard to conjure a more vivid example of his trademark performative bravado, which routinely damages America's image and, in this case, so ghoulishly leaves us more vulnerable."
Alonzo Lunsford, a former U.S. Army sergeant who was shot seven times during the Fort Hood shooting but survived, said he supports the gunman's execution by firing squad. But Lunsford said this execution is "not something you should view for entertainment purposes."
"To show the whole thing without it being censored for the general public, for me personally, I don't agree with that, but it's not about my personal belief," he told BBC Radio.
Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, issued a statement Friday morning urging the Pentagon to reconsider.
"In no way can [Hasan's] actions be condoned but this decision is a barbaric promotion of a culture of death and must be reconsidered. The word of God exhorts us: 'do not repay anyone evil for evil,'" the archbishop said, citing Romans 12:17. "The public execution even of one who has done grave harm will only further undermine the moral fabric of our nation and be a blight on the conscience of its people."
Conservative talk show host Erick Erickson, who supports the death penalty, also said a public, livestreamed execution of Hasan will give him the "platform for martyrdom he wants."
"Hasan is a paraplegic, confined to a wheelchair," Erickson wrote. "The public imagery of a firing squad killing a man sitting in a chair because he cannot stand is going to undermine support for the death penalty. A society that increasingly finds ways to sympathize with the villains will do so here. This also gives Nidal Hasan the platform for martyrdom he wants. They'll be passing out the livestream video in the Middle East to inspire more terrorists to shoot up Americans to celebrate the glory of the martyrdom of Nidal Hasan."
Geoffrey Corn, a Texas Tech University law professor who served in the Army's Judge Advocate General's Corps, told CBS News that the plan to livestream the execution "raises significant moral questions, above and beyond the questions related to the death penalty generally."
"There's a certain protocol that is normally followed with executions limiting the gallery of observers, which usually includes people close to the victims and certain members of the media," he said.
Corn said "turning the execution of such a penalty into some type of public spectacle echoes of the past we seem to have put behind us."
Despite Lunsford's concerns about the livestream, the former U.S. Army sergeant said he'll be there for the execution.
"I'm going to be there [to watch in person] and before they pull the trigger, I want him to look at me in my eyes and I look at him in his eyes and I want him to know: 'Dude, you failed, I'm still here,'" he told the BBC.
The last public execution in the U.S. appeared to take place 90 years ago in 1936. That's when Rainey Bethea was hanged for rape in Kentucky. The execution reportedly drew a crowd of about 20,000.
Hegseth's announcement comes amid efforts from Democrats and Republican Rep. Thomas Massie to impeach him. A vote on his impeachment was delayed by House Speaker Mike Johnson's decision to cancel votes a day early ahead of the midterms.
This article originally appeared on CBS News at https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fort-hood-shooter-execution-livestream-reaction-pentagon/A man killed eight people including a pregnant woman, children and other relatives at his home in Erie, Pennsylvania, before taking his own life as well, authorities said Saturday.
Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah said the 45-year-old man was related to seven of the victims in the previous day's shooting, while the eighth was a friend of the pregnant woman.
Video and audio evidence recovered by investigators included muffled gunshot sounds coming from inside the home just before two “distressed” women arrived and began pounding on the door shortly before 5 p.m. Friday, he said. The gunman then came out and shot them as they ran toward him, before returning inside.
Police arrived to find the two women dead outside. After deploying a drone and robot, they went inside and found the bodies of a 5-year-old boy; a 1-year-old girl on the first floor; two more women and two young men in a stairwell; and the shooter on the second floor.
“Out of respect for the victims and the families, I will not discuss the details of what our officers encountered inside that home,” the chief said at a news conference. “But I want our community to understand the gravity of what happened and the profound impact this tragedy has had on those involved and on our community as a whole.”
Lorah declined to discuss motive but said investigators would talk to other relatives and examine the cellphones of the women who were killed outside the home.
“They knew something was going on at that house,” he said. “We have to figure out what that is.”
Lorah said officers arrived within minutes of receiving an alert via ShotSpotter, a controversial gunshot detection system that relies on artificial intelligence and a network of microphones to identify gunshots. No additional shots were fired after that.
“Sounds that may have been mistaken for gunfire came from flashbang devices — chemical munitions — used by SWAT officers,” he said.
Gov. Josh Shapiro said he offered his administration's “full support” to Erie Mayor Daria Devlin, who spoke directly to the victims' families during the news conference.
“I am so deeply sorry. What happened to you was horrific, and there is nothing that any of us can say today that will make this any easier,” she said. “But you do need to know that our entire community is with you, we’re grieving with you. And we are here to support you.”
District Attorney Elizabeth Hirz urged the public to refrain from speculation as the investigation continues.
“Please do not allow rumors, speculation or unverified information to add to the pain that these families are already experiencing,” she said.
Erie is about 120 miles (190 kilometers) north of Pittsburgh.
Speaking at a campaign rally outside Philadelphia, Shapiro mentioned both the Erie killings and the shooting of two Philadelphia police officers early Saturday.
“Today has been a dark day across this commonwealth,” he said.
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This story corrects that the total number of people found dead — nine — includes the suspected shooter.
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Ramer reported from Concord, New Hampshire. Jacqueline GaNun is a corps member for The Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.
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